Chapter 23 First night
Miguel looked at her for a pretty long time before he sighed with his eyes closed.
'how could I possibly be friends with you'?
He thought to himself. Of course he couldn't, not when he was finding it this difficult to control himself now that he doesn't even know her that well yet.
He then opened his eyes, only to be met with hers, brimming with expectations.
“I can't be your friend”.
He said and her hands that were folded together in excitement instantly dropped down.
“Ohh”.
She said. Dona wasn't sure of why she was unhappy about this but hearing him say he doesn't want to be friends with her made her more sad than she could ever imagine.
Moving away a little, she nodded and without saying another word to her, he began walking away. Their walk back after that was very quiet as both of them were lost in their thoughts.
When Dona got back, Lucian ran over to her and hugged her.
“Why aren't you sleeping yet”?
She asked and he innocently replied.
“I was waiting for you, I don't want to be in the room alone”.
He said and she smiled as she gently pinched his cheeks and nodded.
“Alright, let's go to bed then”.
She said. Miguel couldn't stop looking at her. He was smited at this point, he could hardly control his own heart beat. He still had Hazel in his mind and that was exactly why he was in the woods as he wanted to cool off. But this woman, she came into his life without permission and without even trying hard at all, she was already making everything he knew he wanted turn blur.
Dona turned, only to see Miguel still standing there and looking at her.
She bowed lightly and spoke.
“Thank you for today”.
She said and immediately walked away with Lucian.
When they got to the room, they saw Hazel by the balcony and Lucian called.
“Mummy”?
He called, drawing her attention. She smiled and walked back into the room.
“What are you doing here”?
He asked and Hazel looked at him confused before looked at Dona who was also looking at her wondering why she was still here.
“Am I not allowed here"?
She asked and he shook his head.
“Of course not, you should be with daddy”.
He said and she smiled.
“But I want to sleep here with you tonight”.
She said and he moved closer, surprising her by the serious look on his face.
“Mom… did you have a fight with daddy”?
He asked and she shook her head.
“No, I didn't".
“So leave, I'll be fine with Aunt Dona”.
He said and Hazel looked back at Dona. She was about to speak but Dona beat her to it.
“You should go now, you need to rest”.
She said and Hazel nodded before walking out of the room, leaving just them in the room. As soon as she closed the door, she sighed heavily before walking towards Kael's room.
She stood by the door for a long time, not sure if it was the right thing to do but just when she was about to turn back to Lucian's room, his door suddenly opened and they came face to face with each other.
“Hazel”?
He called, surprised to see her.
She chuckled uncomfortably as she pointed to Lucian's room.
“They insisted I leave and stay in your room instead”.
She said and he nodded.
“You could give me another room if…”
She was still speaking when she saw him shake his head.
“There's no need for that, it's only going to give people things to talk about. Plus… I also don't want to stay in separate rooms”.
He said, causing her to blink.
Moving away, he gave her space to enter the room and when she did, he closed the door and followed her in.
Hazel looked around the room, it was a lot more different from the last time she was here but she could vividly remember everything that had happened in this very room, the room that held one of her most precious and unforgettable memories.
“I changed the interior a little”.
He said from behind her, causing her to turn to him. But when she did, she realized just how close he was to her.
“It… it's still very nice”.
She said as she moved back, giving them a bit of space.
Kael noticed what she did but simply nodded, giving no response to her action.
“You should get some rest, I still have a few things to do in the study”.
He said and she nodded. Deep down, she was relieved that he wasn't going to bed with her but her wolf was in a bit of a disagreement which surprised Hazel as she thought they were both still mad at Kael.
Kael soon left and she went to the bed, pretty exhausted. She just wanted to get everything off her mind and sleep the night away but it wasn't working.
She stayed awake until Kael returned to the room but she immediately closed her eyes, pretending to be asleep.
Kael looked at her for a while before he got on the bed. He wasn't sure if he was happy or nervous but he was sure of one thing, this was one thing he had prayed to experience again.
Taking off his shirt, he moved closer to her and wrapped his arms around her waist gently, hoping his action wouldn't wake her up.
When he felt he was close enough, he closed his eyes to sleep.
When Hazel noticed his breathing had gotten steady, she opened her eyes and looked at his hand that was on her waist. Her heart was beating so hard and her wolf wasn't helping as the little slt just wanted to jump on Kael like she had being starved.
Swallowing, she closed her eyes.
'it's going to be a very long night'.
She thought to herself but before she knew it, she was fast asleep.
When she woke up the next morning, she found her head on his bare chest and her hand on his nipple.
Startled, she tried to get up but Kael who had woken up few minutes before her immediately held her down.
She gently raised her head to look at him but his eyes was still closed.
“Let's stay like this for a few more minutes”.