Delilah:The courtyard was quiet.Lysandra was long awake, but I needed some time alone. I knew that I was in no shape to be able to face her, nor was I in a position to be able to look at her right now, nor without tears in my eyes. She had seen them yesterday and I did not want them to be seen by
Ethan:Her words didn’t leave me.They stayed, burned, in my chest like embers under skin. I tried to ignore the feeling, I really did, but it was impossible. After everything, I did not know what came over me. I did not know how it was going to be able to handle it, but I knew this. I did not want
Delilah:The blade sliced through the air with a clean whistle.Again.And again.Faster.Harder.I didn’t stop.I did not plan on stopping. Not until I drained myself from all the energy that I had. Not until I allowed myself to remember why I was here. Not until I forced myself to breathe.The swe
I opened my mouth, but she raised her hand to silence me.“You came to the wrong person, Ethan. You played the wrong game,” she said, voice low but deadly. “And now you have to step back. Because you are choosing the wrong opponent. I'm not asking you to step back. I'm telling you that you need to s
Ethan:I stood at the door for a second longer than I should’ve.It wasn't because I wanted to, It was because I knew that Sienna was right. I knew that I had made a mistake and that right now I needed to pay the price of it, regardless of how painful it was.The wood was cold beneath my knuckles af
Sienna:I knocked gently on the infirmary door before pushing it open. I knew that I shouldn't have come, but I also knew that she might need someone to speak to sometimes. She might need someone to actually be willing to listen to her. She might not say it, but I could tell that she needed it. At l