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"Aren't you hungry?" Xavier sat across the dinner table from Vega and I, watching her stare at her food."It's delicious," she said, pushing a pea across the plate with her fork. "I just don't have an appetite."I, on the other hand, was starving. I had finished the honey-glazed roasted chicken in no time but was still working on the peas and the corn."Do you want this?" Vega asked, handing me her bread roll. I nodded and took it out of her hands."Does Adam not feed you?" Xavier asked in amusement."I didn't eat breakfast," I explained, eating a spoonful of peas. Vega laughed. "I've never seen you devour peas like that."I said nothing as I tore off a piece of bread from the roll. Vega was trying to get on my good side, despite having neglected to apologize. It frustrated me that I could empathize with her, however. I understood the stress she was probably under after her father was kidnapped and I could see where that would cause her to potentially lash out.Despite this, her irr
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I tossed and turned that night. I couldn't fall asleep if it would have saved my life. If only Adam were here.I shook my head and turned over.You don't need him to fall asleep, silly girl. You did it just fine without him for the past twenty years. I sighed. I knew he was mad at me for waiting until that day to bring up my promise to Mrs. Chandler.I should have never let things get as far as they did. It would have been better if I had just mentioned it to him from the beginning. Nonetheless, I had laid awake and seriously considered what would happen if I forgot about the promise like I almost had theday before.I knew, at the end of the day, it didn't matter. I had met the man I was going to be with for the rest of my life, there were no questions about that. I didn't have to worry about him hurting me or leaving me.But there was a knot in my throat at the thought of breaking a promise. You were fourteen, you didn't know what you were doing when you made that promise!But it wa
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I gasped. The sound woke Vega, and she sat up and stared at me in horror."Evelyn, it's not what it looks like...""This can't be happening," was all I could whisper.My chest suddenly felt constricted and I couldn't breathe properly. Tears filled my eyes and I swallowed the knot in my throat.I saw the sheets move as Vega touched him on the arm. I hit the light switch, illuminating the room with bright light, which caused Vega to squint."What is going on?"I turned to see Adam standing in the doorway.Wait, what?My head began to spin as I turned back around to see the man in the bed sit up. Jace?I gasped and threw my hand over my mouth. The temperature in the room dropped a few degrees as everyone was now fully awake and aware of what was happening. Jace's eyes widened at the sight of Adam. Vega's cheeks were red with embarrassment.Adam and I were both just confused."Why are you in here?" He asked them. He turned to me. "Why are you in here?"I could only stutter as I turned ba
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Adam and I slept in the next morning, which I didn't think he could do seeing as he was leading the werewolf population of three continents.When I woke up, my back was pressed against his chest, legs tangled with his. His arm was still around my waist, the other stretched out under my pillow.I yawned and sighed contently, having slept the best that night than all the other nights I had been there.I sat up slightly and my eye caught a glimpse of the time from the clock next to the bed.Alarmed at the time, I shook Adam slightly."What?" He mumbled, his voice was husky and deep. His eyes remained closed as he pulled me back down to lay next to him."No, you need to get up!" I whispered frantically. "It's late. Don't you have to work?"Adam sighed as he peeked one eye open."It's Saturday, love," he said."You take the weekends off?"He smiled at this. "I'm not a machine.""I mean, I know, but-""Shh," Adam said, closing his eyes and pulling me close to him.I sighed and laid down b
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"She's very forgiving," he said, gesturing towards me. "But, if this happens again, I won't be."Well shit.I was certainly at a loss for words in that moment, but Vega nodded understandingly."I'm so sorry," she said again, looking at me.I sighed and opened my arms, embracing her in a hug.Vega hugged me tightly and pulled away."I've got to get going," she said. "Dad's getting blood transfusions done today and Mom wants me there."Blood transfusions?"Why?" I asked her.She shrugged. "I don't know. They hadn't even found a properdonor yesterday, so I don't know if they'll even go through with it.""What blood type are they looking for?" I asked.She shrugged."You could come along and ask?" I nodded."Is that okay?" I asked Adam. I didn't want to cancel plans on him, but I wanted to help Mr. Chandler too."I'll come," Adam said nodding.We followed Vega down the hallway and walked a few floors down until we were in the hospital ward.The smell of disinfectant was prominent and
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"Ouch!"I pulled my finger from underneath the flower backdrop and looked at the puncture the rose's thorn had left."Be careful," Liu said, tucking a yellow rose into thick bushel of baby's breath.I looked at the blood drawing to the skin."Too late."I got down from the ladder and looked at the elaborate arch of flowers over the large doorway."I'm glad you talked me into adding in the genesta and the chinamum," I commented, seeing how all the flowers blended nicely together."The yellow roses were a good call too," she said, getting down from the step stool."You sound like a bunch of seventy-vear-old women." Tyler said.I looked over to see him staring at us."You're supposed to be dusting."He narrowed his eyes at me and began to sweep the feather duster over the gold candelabra that sat on the mantel, all the while not breaking eye contact."Don't you have maids for this?" He asked me."You haven't helped do anything else," I said. "You're earning your room and board by clean
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My dresses arrived later that night, not long after Liu and I had finished putting the finishing touches on everything for the Gala of Arrival.After Adam and I had returned from dinner, I saw them hanging up in dust bags on a clothes rack that had been pushed into his bedroom."They're here!" I said excitedly, walking over to them.I opened the dust cover on the first dress and gasped.It was a mauve-colored silk gown that had a crystal-beaded bodice and cinched waist. It was paired with a matching sheer duster that had long bell sleeves and was beaded with crystals along the bottom."Do you like it?" He asked."Like it? I love it!"Adam laughed. "I'm glad."I opened the rest of the dresses, each one breathtakingly stunning."I'm actually really excited for this week now," I said, putting them back on the rack."Were you not before?" He asked me as he unbuttoned his shirt."I was just stressed out about it," I said."Well, don't be," he said taking off his shirt. "You've done a gre
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Unknown P.O.V."It begins today," he said. "The Centennial which marks the end of an era."She smiled. "Have you reached out to your contacts yet? Will they be able to get us in?"He nodded. "All we have to do now is wait."Evelyn's P.O.V."If you do this, you will not get my help!""I don't need your help, I just need you to trust me."Adam was not happy with his father.That morning, someone brought up the plans Adam had for Europe to his father and it was clear that Malcom did not approve."They are our biggest ally! What will you do if a war comes and you no longer have them on your side?" Victoria asked. "You could lose everything!"I rolled my eyes.No one invited you.In fact, she had invited herself into the office, yet again, to hear the argument that would ensue."I'm not asking for permission," Adam said to her.I could tell he was angry. Both because his father had strolled into his office, unannounced and without warning, and because Malcom was trying to argue with him.
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