บททั้งหมดของ Blood, Gold, and Silver: บทที่ 21 - บทที่ 30

The look on Ben’s face when I opened the door almost made me giggle.With how nervous I was, however, all I could manage was a small smile as he openly gaped at me for an uncomfortably long few seconds. Thankfully, for once, the appearance of my siblings and their friends saved me from having to say anything.Chris’s friends all whistled at me and said nice, although dirty, things, while Misty’s friends eyed me up critically. They would never be caught dead complimenting me, but they also couldn’t seem to find any flaws to nitpick either. It probably also helped that they knew Luna Lannie was responsible, and so any critiques of my appearance would be a critique of her work.“You look,” Ben said after the rest of the group rushed outside excitedly, heading for their cars. “Wow, I hardly even recognized you.”“You look very handsome too,” I said, smiling again despite my crippling fear. And it wasn’t even a lie, as the outfit he picked out made him look even more perfect that normal. I

I wasn’t going to cry.Pulling my knees to my chest, I rocked back and forth on the ground and counted. I knew from that first dinner that he had no interest in me. I knew that he didn’t look at me the same way I looked at him. And I knew that trying to flirt with him tonight was going to backfire bigtime.And yet, it still hurt as bad as that first night when he rejected me.I never had any intention of actually trying to seduce him tonight, but from the moment I opened the door and saw the look on his face, a warmth and boldness started building up inside of me through the night. When he helped me out of the car, when he held my hand while we mingled, when he ran each time I needed a new water, and especially when we started dancing.I never felt so alive before.Nor had I ever laughed so much in such a short amount of time. And when my brother, his friends, and their friends all started to take a turn at dancing with me, I was left speechless. Even more so when I saw the look on Be

Ben“How is old Drake doing these days,” a voice echoed through the study when Ben stepped inside, closing the door behind me. Looking over at the source, he found Roland sitting in a comfy armchair in front of a roaring fire. He wore no shirt, exposing countless battle scars across his torso, and when his powerful green eyes turned to take him in, Ben saw another scar running across his throat.“He is doing well, Lord Roland,” Ben said, bowing slightly. “He was very worried when rumors started spreading four years ago that you’d met your end.”“It nearly was,” Roland chuckled, gesturing to another armchair across from him. Ben walked over and sat down on the edge, ready to defend himself if the meeting turned unfortunate. Roland must’ve sensed this and chuckled again. “Relax, boy. It’s true that I lost my mind in that battle four years ago, but I should be sane for a little while longer. It comes and goes, you see. Now what can I help you with? I hear from my daughter and her mate th

“Ayla, please stay after for a moment so we can discuss your latest report,” Mr. Davidson said just before the final bell rang. He made it sound like I would be getting a scolding, but I know for a fact that I crushed that report.“Yes, sir,” I said, my voice weaker than I would’ve liked. I needed sleep, badly, so my body could try to heal a bit and adapt to my new medicine. But my bed was still a long way away.The rest of the class walked out, everyone smirking at me apart from Ben and his three friends. Ben was walking arm in arm with Misty now, and so his attention was all on her as she whispered into his ear. His two guy friends were talking excitedly with Chris and Dillan about Clubs, and Maize was on Misty’s other side.She did glance over in my direction when someone knocked my bag onto the floor, but only for an moment.Sighing, I gathered my belongings yet again.As soon as the last student left, Mr. Davidson checked to make sure no one was hanging around outside the door.“

I’d already been running, slowly hobbling, up and down the roads of the neighborhood around the Manor for two hours.The Packhouse, where large meetings took place and where passing wolves could spend the night if needed, had a large clocktower on top which I used as a reference. I was just passing by it again, disappointed by how little time had passed since my last lap, when I ended up tripping over something and went crashing to the ground.Wheezing, my leg throbbing, and defeated, all I wanted to do was lay there and fall asleep. Even the ever increasing shocks did little to motivate me this time. I was about to curl into a ball and wait to pass out when I caught a scent in the air.It was the most delicious one I’d ever smelled before.Which meant Ben was nearby, and sure enough, I could hear footsteps coming in my direction.“Your parent’s must really think I’m dense,” Ben said cooly, holding his hand out for me to take. “I made it pretty clear at school that your no longer my f