SIENNAAs if Sylvester was only aware of my presence. He moved away instantly. I tried not to be focused on the burning in my chest. On the pain that I am feeling. Tamara looked up at me with a smug smile. “Oh hii sienna. Didn't see you there” she smiled at me but I knew it wasn't genuine. It was nearly impossible to miss the taunting in her eyes as she looked at me. I tried but failed to swallow past the lump in my throat.“We were scheduled to have a meetup by 9?” I cleared my throat, masking an indifferent expression as I looked at him. He looked uncomfortable, like he wanted to say something but couldn't. It would be torture to let myself dwell on the thought. “Can the meeting commence?” I walked past them, deeper into the lobby. Benjamin flashed them a look as he fell in step beside me. “How unprofessional is it that the alpha thinks this is the perfect time to stick his tongue down his finance's throat when we have a meeting” Benjamin huffed in distaste. I wondered how he
SIENNAI hesitated and for just a short moment, I considered walking away from him as he opened the door to his office. I walked in with my shoulders straight, ignoring the anxiety that was threatening to consume me whole. Somehow, someway I had to keep it together. My wolf, Bia yearned for some sort of contact, she felt the proximity between us was too wide, too apart, I ignored her whining and I headed towards the chair to settle down into the seat opposite him. A moment of uncomfortable silence stretched out between us before he decided to break it. “I thought about what you said” he said. “About someone starting up the fire in an attempt to kill me in a way that would look like an accident.”“And? Do you believe me or not” I raised an eyebrow, looking at him skeptically. “Yes. I do” he said quietly. I blinked, maybe because I didn't expect him to admit it so easily. “Strangely enough. I trust you. I shouldn't, considering the fact that you come from a pack that detest my
SIENNASylvester frowned as he kept his gaze on my face. He looked at me intently and I tried my best to remain nonchalant under his watchful eyes. It was almost as if I was able to sense his disbelief, like he didn't believe me. But what did it matter if he believed me or not. It wasn't going to change the fact that he was with her and they were together. It wasn't going to make it hurt less. “Would you be interested in staying behind, having breakfast perhaps?” He offered. The way he looked at me rendered me breathless, it was like he was hoping that I was going to give in. I wanted to. I wanted nothing more than to spend time with me. My instincts yelled at me, screamed at me to be with him all the time and I wanted to take him up on his offer but I also knew that Tamara was going to look for a way to get under my skin, especially if we were going to have breakfast together. She was going to fuss over him and make a show of claiming him. I wasn't entirely sure that I could endure
SIENNAI felt my shirt cling to me in sweat as I continued to strike the punching bag. Somehow I couldn't exert or drift my mind away from the anxiety that clinged to the walls of my stomach. I was beyond exhausted and tired and yet, I couldn't get over him. I sighed, placing my hands in my knees, trying to control my heavy breathing. I could feel the pounding in my head and I decided to take a seat, to regain some of my energy. I thought I would be able to take my mind off him but somehow but I couldn't. “Getting tired already?” My head snapped up towards the direction of the entrance and I spotted Benjamin walking in.I wiped the sweat from my forehead and tried to muster up a smile that I didn't quite feel. I thought training would be able to make me feel better. But it didn't. I felt worse. “Are you okay?” His voice was laced with concern as he looked at me. I wasn't okay, I was far from it but there was no way that I couldn't tell him that I was thinking about Sylvester. It wo
SIENNAHe had that effect on me everytime. The one where only one glance at him rendered me breathless. My heart picked up in speed and it was almost like I couldn't seem anyone in the room apart from him. I wondered how he did it, how he was always able to look so effortlessly gorgeous without even trying too hard. I stidied the sharp edges of his face, the slight smile lines, the little dimple that appeared on his left cheek each time he smiled. I took in all the little details and studied him. I felt a sudden rush of heat beneath me and I shivered at the strong effect that it had on me. As if he knew he was being watched, his eyes caught mine across the room and the corners of his lips tilted up into a smile, his eyes glistened with something that I couldn't quite decipher and his eyes raked over me as he smiled at me. I became very self conscious, my heart pounding frantically. I watched as he excused himself and tried to pave his way over to me through the crowd of small cliques
SIENNAI was very conscious about the feel of my hand in his as we paved our way through the crowd. The feel of the fresh breeze against my face was relieving. We headed past the fountain into the garden. The glass of champagne was still in my hand. My heart fluttered against my chest as he held my hands. We walked side by side into the lonely garden. I didn't expect that he would turn down Tamara for me. I know I shouldn't give more meaning to it, maybe I shouldn't overthink things but I couldn't just crush the hope that was beginning to well up in my chest. It had to mean something.I listened to him talk about how he dreaded birthdays. “I guess you coming was one of the highlights of my birthday,” he said and my cheeks flushed with color. I was glad that it was dark, so he couldn't really see me or notice how his words wanted to make me giggle excitedly, like a lovesick school girl.“Why don't you like Birthdays” I asked curiously and he stared into the empty distance. Like he
SIENNAMy eyes fluttered open in panic. My eyes raked over the room as I tried to register my surroundings. I wasn't in my room. That much I knew. I touched the back of my neck. I didn't feel so feverish anymore. The pounding in my head had reduced to a loud thud and the nausea in my belly had subsided. Yesterday I was in the gardens with Sylvester and all of a sudden. I had felt everything all at once. I groaned, raising my hand to my head and closing my eyes. The door creaked open and my eyes fluttered open almost immediately. Sylvester walked in. He looked as if he had not gotten any sleep at all. His hair was tousled and the eye bags were visible under his eyes. Hie shoulders sagged with relief as his eyes caught mine. “You are okay,” he said. the relief was evident in his voice as he walked over to take a seat beside the bed. I frowned at him, my brows furrowing in confusion. “What's going on?” I said. He hesitated for a moment. “You had your tummy pumped. Apparently, the g
SIENNA “How do you feel?” Tamara asked softly. I fought against the urge to narrow my eyes at her and tell her to leave me alone. But it wasn't entirely impossible that she was coming from a place of concern, plus Sylvester might not really appreciate me being rude to his fiance especially after he offered me hospitality and concern. So I swallowed my distaste and I softened my facial expression.“I'm alright, thank you” I said curtly. When she dropped the cup of tea beside the bedside table, I knew I wasn't going to drink. I could no longer trust anything inside Sylvester's Mansion. For all I knew, everything could be poisoned. I felt better but at the same time I felt weak, I knew eventually I would have to get it together. I wanted to rest for just a couple of hours more before I gathered the strength to leave Sylvester's manor. “Your father doesn't know about what happened” Benjamin said and I felt the tightness in my chest loosen a little. “I knew you wouldn't want him to kn