As more days passed and the healing school graduation ceremony approached, work doubled for all student workers. Including Eleanor. They were all gathered in the lobby that afternoon after an intensive medical practice session.Eleanor stretched out her bones while they waited for Emma, feeling sore all over from hours of standing. The chattering from everyone came to a stop when Emma stepped out of her office to address them.She did a headcount to check if they were all present, but just one person was missing."Why don't I see Merit?" Emma asked with a scowl.One of them from the crowd spoke up. "She told me she needed to attend to an important issue before running off somewhere.""What the hell could be more important than this?" Emma asked no one in particular, then went back to the matter at hand. "Anyway, I want to commend you all for such a job well done over the past months. I appreciate everyone who has contributed to this healing school wholeheartedly."Eleanor smiled at he

The more days that passed brought Drakken nothing but strife and agitation. He'd been watching Eleanor and his brother gallivant around the palace like lovebirds and he couldn't do anything about it. Drakken was mad at himself. Even his wolf had retreated and remained dormant.He watched Benjamin escort Eleanor to the palace after work through his study window every other night. She always looked happy talking to him and laughed often, more than she had ever done with Drakken. It never failed to make his stomach churn with jealousy.He'd made a fool of himself. Fighting his brother over Eleanor would make him look even more stupid. She was clearly mad at him, and getting closer to Benjamin was a bigger torment than ignoring him. But Eleanor did both.He had recently visited Emma as an excuse to go to the clinic, hoping to run into Eleanor there. Again, Benjamin was there with her. He was always there, tutoring her about flower potions and what they cured. Apparently, there was an exam

Drakken stirred awake the next morning to the bright sunlight peeking out behind his curtains. He felt something wet on his forehead and picked it up, tossing away the wet towel.His head was light and dizzy when he tried to move and look around, so Drakken let it drop back to the pillow. It all started as a common hangover at first before it escalated into something out of his control.Drakken had spent too many nights drinking to avoid his problems and it backfired.It was after he regained full consciousness of himself and the surroundings that Drakken heard light snores coming very close to him. His eyes trailed down to his body, shocked to see Eleanor lying across his chest so comfortably in a deep sleep.Her lips were ajar as snores continued to escape from them, her eyebrows slightly drawn together. Drakken found her stunning even in that state and couldn't quite take his eyes off her.Days ago, he would've done anything to have Eleanor this close to him, now she was there on a

The incident back at the hospital ward replayed in Eleanor's head at every point of the day. It still left her disturbed despite Emma's reassurance. She was very wary of everyone. Most especially Gwendolyn or anyone who could be a vampire.It was all in her head. She hasn't felt this threatened by the other creature up until that day. So, you could understand her fears. She understood now why Drakken kept her a secret. The supernatural beings were just as they envisioned them in the human world. Wild and cannibalistic. Killing was nothing to them. It was in their nature to hunt, kill and destroyed whatever they felt threatened by. It wasn't their nature to reason or be logical when they felt something to someone a hindrance or an impediment. Eleanor stopped by the gardens to get more flowers. She had not come across Benjamin yet to explain the reason for her disappearance last night. What would he say if he found out she ditched her tutorial for Drakken? He would criticize her and

Eleanor could not help but notice Benjamin acting strange during the practice. He hardly even tried to make conversation like he always did, hardly responding to her too whenever she tried to talk to him.Was he mad at her? But why?She tried to retrace what she did wrong to result in him acting that way towards her but Eleanor could not find out what it was. Strange as it sounded, she was beginning to like their friendship and his company. He had been there for her since day one with utmost persistence.She decided to quench her curiosity and approached him. “Hey." Benjamin twisted to her upon hearing her voice beside him. "Is everything okay? You have been acting weird.""It is nothing." But everything in his features said otherwise, from the frown lines on his forehead to the glances he threw at her neck area from time to time.She had caught him before focused on it one too many times but did not care to ask. Why could he not speak up if there was a problem?Perhaps, it's the hic