บททั้งหมดของ Between Thirst and Love : บทที่ 51 - บทที่ 60

Rose's pov.I didn't want to go to the ball.I had made that perfectly clear to my mother.She had ignored me perfectly.‘You cannot stay locked away in the house forever, Rose.’‘I wasn't planning to.’‘Then you will come with me.’And somehow, that was how I found myself standing beneath another chandelier, surrounded by music, laughter, and people I didn't want to see.The ballroom felt suffocating.Perhaps it was because I kept looking for Amelia.She wasn't there.Or perhaps she was.I didn't know anymore.We hadn't spoken since the argument.Not a word.Not even a glance.And every time I saw her across the ballroom, surrounded by other vampires, something inside my chest twisted.So I stopped looking.I slipped through the doors and into the gardens.The night air was colder than the ballroom, and I welcomed it.I walked until the music became nothing more than a distant murmur behind me.Then I sat on the edge of a stone fountain and closed my eyes.For the first time that eve

Elara's pov.I had expected a lot of things from Damien.But I hadn't expected Damien to plan a surprise dinner in the gardens.Just the two of us.When he told me to meet him outside after sunset, I had assumed he simply wanted some fresh air.Instead, I found a small table beneath the old willow tree, covered with a white cloth and surrounded by lanterns. A blanket had been spread over the grass, and several dishes were arranged across the table.I stopped at the edge of the garden.'You did all this?' I ask, mesmerized by the sight before me.Damien turned toward me.'I did.' He confirms.I smiled.'Why?''Because I wanted to have dinner with you.'There was something about the simplicity of his answer that made my heart flutter.I walked closer, taking in everything.It reminded me of the picnic we'd had during our trip, though this one couldn't possibly compare.The lake had been beautiful.The town had been alive with music and laughter.There had been lanterns floating across t

Damien offers me his hand and I gladly take it.He leads me towards the dance floor. Everyone crowding our way stepped aside so we could pass through.Even the people who were already dancing left the dance floor until it was just me and Damien standing on the dance floor.And everyone stood around us.Watching.The sound of the music changed to a slow gentle tune.I placed my left hand on his shoulder while our right hands were raised slightly, interlaced with each other.His left hand found my waist and I let out a shaky breath as goosebumps flooded my arm.Damien's response to my reaction was a small teasing smirk.I glared at him.He knows what he does to me.And he even enjoys it.His hand on my waist felt so comfortable, as if that was where it belonged.Then, we were off dancing.At first, I was focused entirely on keeping up with his movements.One step.Then another.I didn't want to step on his feet by accident.Damien guided me effortlessly across the floor, his movements s

Elara's pov.Moments Before The Crash.I had my breakfast in the gardens today. It reminded me of the first time I had arrived in mansion.Alone. Frightening.Clueless.I didn't want to feel those things anymore. Not that I did anyways. I just wanted to be alone. To think.I hadn't seen anyone when I got downstairs and I didn't question it.Eveline went back to the Voss mansion, after the ball saying she still had matters to attend to.I think she is still avoiding Cassian. She's made it abundantly clear she won't tell me what happened between them no matter how many times I pout my lips or plead with my eyes.She just won't tell me. It makes me wonder if whatever happened was that bad?.Damien and Cassian were absent which is no surprise. I hadn't seen them also when I came downstairs.There were probably somewhere in house talking about ‘business’.My goes back to the ball last night.To Steven's expression when I told him about what I had found in my mother's diary.More specific

Elara's POVThe first thing I felt when I woke up was warmth.Not the warmth of the morning sunlight filtering through the curtains.Something warmer.Stronger.Something wrapped tightly around me.Or should I say someone.I blinked my eyes open slowly.A strong arm was wrapped around my waist, holding me against a familiar chest.Damien.For a moment, I simply lay there.Then memories from last night came rushing back.My confession.His confession.Our kisses.The kisses he trails down my neck.The way everything between us had finally changed.A smile slowly spread across my lips.We were finally here.We were finally on the same page.After everything.After all the confusion, the secrets and the fear of saying what we truly felt...Damien and I had finally chosen each other.We were bonded together.Body and soul.I felt his lips brush against my neck.I melt into him.Another soft kiss followed.Then another.A quiet giggle escaped me.'You're awake.'His voice was low and sleep