All Chapters of Sand Castle: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

Eli There's a lot of things going through my mind right now. The attack that happened to my family yesterday, my desire to see Yula's body, my mother and Susie's condition, and how I am willing to do anything just to protect my family. And then Hade kissed me, and everything just vanished. The kiss caught me off guard and it made me stay still for a while. And when his lips started moving, there were bursts of feelings spreading throughout inside me that I can't seem to control— feelings I never knew were inside me, until now. My eyes were threatening to close; Hade was making me feel hazy, but at the same time, it feels like everything inside me was screaming. He continued kissing me while his hand slowly held mine. I felt his tongue lick my lips, and in one swift movement, he swiped his tongue on my lower lip and I gasped. He took that opportunity to put his tongue inside my mouth. Meanwhile, I still don't know how to react

Hade   He could stare at her sleeping face all day long. She looked so peaceful, like an angel in a deep slumber. Hade tucked her hair into her ear. She was sleeping peacefully in his arms that he has never felt so at ease in his whole life. Especially after his wife and the child died, he has been drowning in so many overwhelming options that he could never sleep a wink. But now, with Eli sleeping beside him on the warm, summer grass, everything is finally quiet inside him. He knows it's wrong to feel this way towards Eli, especially since it's only been two days since her sister died, but he just can't help it. Oh, how he longed to see her in those long three years. Hade felt Eli move. Her arm suddenly twitched, but her eyes were still closed. Her head moved as well. He was about to ignore those movements when Eli suddenly made a long groaning sound, like she was terrified of something. And then he felt he

Hade   He remembers the very first time he saw her like it happened just yesterday.   It was a small gathering back at the Hale manor. If he remembers it correctly, it was Sir Gregory Hale's birthday, and as a good friend to the Hales, his father attended the birthday banquet with him, his eldest brother, and his mother.  He was fifteen at that time and on his second year in the Harvest. It was also his first time at the Hale manor. He only stepped foot outside in the garden for a couple of minutes, but when he was about to head back to the dining hall, he realized he forgot the way back. "It's that way," he heard someone say. He turned his head and saw a black-haired girl holding a ball. She's also wearing long sleeves and jogger pants. Her hair was tied up to a ponytail. Inside his mind, she's very pretty. The girl never walked towards him, she j

Eli   I woke up on a hospital bed that morning. They asked me for my name and I gave it. I also asked for a call to the Vandenberg Residence, which was picked up by Lord Jacob. I explained everything to him, including the parts where I think I heard him having a conversation with my father. Of course, he denied it, but the sudden shift of his tone while he was talking to me on the phone was telling me something else. That was the moment I decided not to trust him or his family. There was no way I imagined everything last night. I asked the staff about how I got there, and they say they heard a long beeping sound from a pod outside the hospital. When they got outside, I was lying on the ground with no one around. Even Alexei didn't want to believe me. I thought he would have been thrilled of all people to know that our father could still be alive somewhere. He made me promise not to tell anyone in the family, as he's still current

Hade The midnight bells has just stopped ringing as Hade traced the hallway back to the banquet. His heart feels like exploding and he can't stop smiling. He feels like a five-year old happily skipping because he got to kiss his girl's cheeks.If only his mother did not interrupt. He was sure she saw what he did. Oh well, he'll save his mother's teasing for later.It was Eli's fifteenth birthday. Tonight, he's going to ask his father's blessing to ask the Hales for Eli's hand. They don't have to be married now, he knows Eli is still too young. And he just turned eighteen as well a few months ago. Besides, the house he planned as a wedding gift for her has just started building a few week ago.He wanted to ask her a year ago, when she entered the Harvest. But it was a bad time for everyone. Sir Greg has just died from battle, along with his brother Oliver. Both the Hales and the Vandenbergs wer