“What is my brother doing here?” Charlene asked. Weiss gulped, feeling cold on his feet as he watched the man walk in his direction. The next thing he knew was the taste of rust in his mouth as a rising pain came with it.“Brother!” Charlene exclaimed. She was surprised to see his brother but even more flabbergasted that he was here— punching Weiss to a pulp. Charlene pulled her brother from Weiss, pinning him to the wall to force him to calm down.“Let go, Charlene,” his voice is low. Adolphus’s deep purple eyes are set on Weiss as if he has already motioned on killing him a thousand times in his head. Adolphus could not erase the fact that Weiss had taken Charlene physically. Adolphus could not forgive him.He turned to Charlene with a dark face, “Let. Go. Of. Me. Now.” He is starting to shift to his wolf, and Charlene knows how dangerous her brother can be in his other form. Adolphus was trained from early childhood to control his anger because it primarily causes him to shift and

Adolphus left the academy that same day. He had bid Charlene goodbye, and they talked for a little while before Adolphus headed out of the academy.“Why don’t we just continue the research in your estate?” Adhler asked when he noticed how preoccupied Charlene was. Adhler took the book from her hand and placed it right. She was reading it upside down earlier.“We can do that?” Charlene stood up. Adhler smiled at her reaction. Charlene was embarrassed. She just realized how she reacted and found herself so near Adhler’s face when she stood up.Adhler thought of teasing her. He leaned towards Charlene— their noses almost touching each other. “Yes, we can do that,” he smirked. His breath smelled like mint, and his hair was like a field of lavenders.‘He smelled like lavender,’ Charlene thought to herself. She smiled at him to tease him back. ‘How dare you tease me when I feel pressured about all of these?’“You smell like lavender,”Adhler smiled, “I’m glad you liked it. I heard you love

Several hours before Charlene and Adhler left the academy. Weiss turned the page again. He has been reading the documents for over an hour, trying to get some sleep, but after reading the entire study of his favorite mathematician— Weiss just did his system a favor.Weiss tossed the papers on the side table. He turned to his side, hugged his pillow, and closed his eyes. Still, he was forced to open them again. It had been days since he started losing sleep, and he could not even explain why!Weiss took his coat, wrapped it around his body, and left his room to take a walk. He is not a fan of taking walks in the evening— Weiss hates the cold… it was winter when he lost his mother, and ever since then, he has hated the cold.A lot of things have happened since the start of this semester, and Weiss knew how much he had changed. He did not want to acknowledge his changes at first, but he was left with no choice but to accept the unexplainable changes that happened and is happening to him

Sometimes, all people ever need is someone by their side. Someone that will believe in them no matter what happens. A person that will blindly listen to their words. A person that will endlessly look at them even if they are at their worst.Weiss stared at the sleeping Charlene by the side of his bed. It was dark in the room, but the light from the moon coming from the open curtains made it possible for Weiss to witness a beauty he had always seen… but rarely recognized.Weiss took the damped towel from his forehead. Charlene must have been taking care of him since she found out about his condition. Weiss was somehow conscious earlier, but the heaviness that he felt made it impossible for him to open his eyes, talk, and assure the worried woman that everything is gonna be alright.Weiss forced himself to get up from bed. He feels sore in his back. His condition seemed not as bad as it was in the early dawn. The room was warm, and Weiss noticed the fireplace with a carefully ignited fi

The Adams estate had been up since early dawn. It was a day they had been looking forward to for three days now. The young lady of the house will be back after a long while of waiting. Everyone is excited that they have been up since the crack of dawn. “Are the rooms ready?” the main servant asked. Everyone rushed to their designated tasks in order to get things done for the day. The house had been gloomy since the news about the engagement’s possibility of getting annulled broke… even more when Ashina’s weak condition had gotten worse, and they had nothing to do but watch and see her suffer from pain every time they passed by her room. But today, it was different. The woman’s ambiance seemed better, and her complexity was not as pale as she had been from the rest of the month. Ashina’s smile is so bright as summer that it makes everyone’s heart warm in this cold winter. “Did you check the fireplace?” they could not stop going here and there to get everything perfect for their you