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Chapter 264: Chapter 264 Benjamin goal
As Joy disappeared into the corridor, Benjamin sat down at the piano, letting his fingers drift over the keys. He lingered there for a moment, his mind still locked on his ever-present goal: Damon and world key.
His fingers hovering above the keys, but the music wouldn’t come. His mind felt heavy, a haze clouding his thoughts as the thought of his failures hung over him like a shadow that he couldn’t shake. He had built himself up on the idea that he could break Damon, that he could tear down the one person who had always stood in his way. But even now, after years of scheming, Damon remained untouchable, wings unbroken, power still intact.
His hands trembled slightly as he pressed a single note, the sound ringing out, hollow and lonely in the room. He closed his eyes, breathing in deeply, but instead of feeling calm, his chest tightened. The grand piano, once a source of his calmness, now felt like a reminder of everything he had lost, everything that had slipped through his fingers.
Benjamin’s jaw clenched, and he struck the keys harder this time, a discordant noise filling the air. His hands moved faster, the notes becoming increasingly erratic and harsh, but there was no melody, only chaos. His breaths came faster, frustration gnawing at him as he desperately tried to create something beautiful, something controlled—but he couldn’t.
The more he played, the more the tension inside him built, until he slammed his hands down on the keys with a loud, jarring crash. The sound reverberated through the room, and in that moment, everything fell still. His hands remained on the keys, his shoulders hunched, his head bowed. There was no energy left to keep playing, no determination to keep fighting.
He stayed like that for a while, his chest rising and falling with shallow breaths, his face hidden from the world. The dim light from the window barely reached him, casting long shadows over his figure. Outside, the world continued, oblivious to his struggle, his failures, his fears. But here, alone in the silence, Benjamin’s expression began to crack.
His hands slid from the piano keys, his fingers curling into fists in his lap. There was a flicker of something in his eyes—a glimmer of desperation, of helplessness—before it was quickly extinguished. He took a deep breath, forcing himself to straighten, forcing his expression to harden once more. But there was no denying the emptiness that remained in his gaze, no matter how tightly he tried to conceal it.
Without a word, Benjamin stood up from the piano and walked over to the window, staring out at the dense forest that surrounded the castle. The fog drifted lazily over the treetops, hiding the world beyond in a thick, impenetrable mist. It felt suffocating, and yet, he couldn’t look away.
He pressed his forehead against the cool glass, the tension in his body refusing to leave. The fight inside him felt like it was slipping, and for just a moment, the thought crossed his mind: what if he couldn’t do it? What if Damon was always going to be out of his reach? What if every step he took only led him further into the dark?
He closed his eyes again, feeling the cold glass against his skin, but it did nothing to numb the ache that had settled deep within him.
And yet, as much as he wanted to let it go, to surrender to that misery that clawed at him, he couldn’t. Because deep down, buried beneath all that darkness, there was still a small, stubborn flame. A flame that refused to be extinguished, even as the world around him crumbled.
Benjamin’s lips pressed into a thin line, and he pushed himself away from the window, the light in his eyes hardening once more.
Benjamin’s eyes lit up with a new plan. His past efforts to control Celestia had failed, but today he got word that everyone was heading to Silver Peak Mountain.
Benjamin saw it as a great chance.
A sly smile crossed his face as he thought about Kyra. She was going to be very useful, especially now that the leader of the Ghost Eye group was trying to catch her. Benjamin knew that having Kyra under his control could be the key to his success.
With everything falling into place, Benjamin felt a thrill of excitement.
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Kyra opened her blurry eyes, feeling disoriented. As she rubbed them, she became aware of the warmth and weight surrounding her. To her shock, she found herself naked under the blanket, with Lucas’s face pressed against her chest.His right hand resting on her thighs.
Damon was also close, his bare body pressed against her back. His arms were securely wrapped around her waist, pulling her tightly against him.
Kyra’s cheeks flushed as memories of the previous night resurfaced. She wasn’t sure what had driven her feelings of desire and need, but she recalled the intense, almost overwhelming sensations she had experienced.
She try to shift because her body felt sore numb, although she and Damon didn’t cross limits.
As she attempted to shift again, trying to ease the soreness and numbness in her body, she became aware of something hard and hot pressing against her back.
The realization made her cheeks flush even deeper. She bit her red, swollen lips and she immediately felt tingling pain on her lips.
She tried to move again but froze when she felt Damon’s warm breath near her ear. His voice, deep and hoarse with an unfamiliar accent, rumbled softly, "Little thing, don’t move. Or else you won’t like what I’ll do to you."
Kyra lay still, her mind racing as she processed Damon’s words. Her heart pounded in her chest, a mix of excitement and arousal coursing through her. The warmth of his breath against her ear and the firmness of his body pressed so intimately against hers made her feel trapped, yet oddly safe.
As she struggled to maintain control over her emotions, Damon’s hands tightened slightly around her waist.
Damon shifted slightly, his fingers tracing lazy circles on her skin. "You know," he murmured, his voice dropping to a more intimate tone, "last night was only the beginning. If you think you’ve seen everything, you’re in for a surprise."
