SILVER-HEART
Chapter 68: Testing His Patience {1}

Chapter 68: Testing His Patience {1}

"Outside of these four walls is a place you’re not ready to be a part of" he began, but suddenly something flashed in his eyes. "No... I cannot allow you to be anywhere but inside this library"

I felt a twist in my heart, my smile swiftly fading. "Why?" I asked in a whisper but I felt too downhearted and woozy to even care to know his reason. "Nevermind" I mumbled turning my back to him and snuggling more into the pillow forcing my eyes to close begging for sleep to come and to my luck it did.

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William felt his heart tug when her smile fades, it felt like he was plunged into a dark hole by just the sight of it, it was at the tip of his tongue, to agree with what she desired, she was a fairy after all and they craved nature. William craves nature too because of what he is, and he was able to go for a run in his final form whenever he wanted to because he was different and the creatures that inhabit this dimension feared him enough to disappear when he came out.

But Ava was different, she was far too precious to be out in a world that didn’t deserve her, she may not know it but the creatures could be worse than humans. 21 years of her life was cruel to her and he could still picture the state he saw her in, it was enough to chill his insides and there was a sudden regret of not bringing her hometown down to ashes for what they did to her but he knew better than to mess with humans, he was a non-dimensional being not existing in other realms but here. If he so much as inflicted on the earth’s laws it could cause devastating results.

Ava’s fate was not pleasant in the mortal realm and he cannot risk anything happening to her here even though there might be a chance because of his presence, she was much safer here, within the walls of the library where no one can see her. Only for his eyes...

He leveled his gaze to her shoulder, her mark peeking from it, a symbol that caught his attention since the day he laid eyes on it. A vermillion red tattoo, tiny and well crafted, consisting of a butterfly, the wings were like a craft curl design down to the last detail.

Because he was occupied with the knowledge accumulating in the library... he had asked Severus to search for it and he was yet to see results but William knew deep down what it meant he just needed to be sure or else it was too much of a big coincidence.

Basker did tell him a fairy would reunite all, but who knew that particular fairy would be far more precious than a regular fairy?

This is yet another reason he should keep her here until he figures out the next cause of action... As he sensed from the very beginning her future entails many things...

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This was far worse than he hoped... this was uncalled for... Ava has not said a word to him all day, only the word ’good morning’ and nothing else, he also found it hard to read her, she was barely around him to get a read on her. It unnerved him, why was she acting this way? He wanted to be near her but she found an excuse to not sit at the table and read.

He even went as far as going to the dining hall even though he hadn’t been there for a while but to his surprise, she wasn’t there, he asked Elvenia why and she told him the young miss requested her dinner to be brought to her chamber because she was tired, her chamber? And not his?!

That was when he lost the little bit of patience he had with her. Before Elvenia could say any more he was already striding to her chambers.

The doors immediately barge open the moment he was close to it. He found her on her bed reading a book, all dressed up for the night but why here?

She darted her eyes at him and froze, he could see the stupefaction in her eyes, yes this was the first time he had come into her chambers.

"Ava" he began in a stiff tone, almost like he forced himself to speak, strongly resisting the urge to throw her over his shoulders and take her back to his chambers. "Why are you not coming to bed?"

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Ever since William told me I cannot leave the library, I suddenly felt trapped and it was all deja vu again, I tried to shrug it off but I couldn’t, I tried to smile and be my normal self but I cannot, I knew William might have a reason for what he said but I felt hurt! I had been meaning to ask him about the picnic and it took all the courage I could muster to ask him, but I was declined instantly.

I thought he would understand how much I love nature and crave it... more importantly how much I wanted to spend it with ’him’ but it seems like that was the least of his concern so I spent the whole day avoiding him hoping to set the signal that I was hurt.

It was pure torture for me, I felt unhinged within me but I sealed it away, I was trying to convince myself I can do this but at the same time, I was telling myself how much of a bad idea that is... I knew I cannot disobey him or his orders but that doesn’t mean I can’t be myself or do what I want. The whole day I felt suffocating.

I knew it was a strong move when I told Elvenia I wanted to eat in my chambers, I thought she would hesitate and reprimand me but much to my shock she brought the dinner as I requested, there was something off about her, she was awfully quiet... quieter than she already was and it got me anxious, I didn’t try to question her or say anything for I knew she was angry I messed up the kitchen and fed William horrible food so I didn’t push for my own insanity.

I tried burying myself in a book so that the night would pass quicker, I was taking a step I wasn’t sure I could complete by coming to my chambers, I felt cold and alone and the comfort I felt from William’s bed was gone and replaced with the feeling of discomfiting, I have already gotten attached to his chambers... or maybe to him.

But who would have thought the calm vacant-faced William would barge into my room and demand why I wasn’t in his bed...

I could do the only thing I could right at that moment... be speechless and in shock, perhaps I have taken my actions too far and angered him.