B's POV

I hadn't seen or spoken to Reid for almost a week and it had been excruciating. I felt so guilty for just walking away after he had confessed everything to me. And to make things worse it was obvious he was avoiding me since he hadn't turned up to any classes at all. Kayla had tried to get me to talk about it but I just didn't know what to say, "oh it's nothing, just my boyfriend is a warlock or something, oh and I think yours is too."

That thought had occurred to me when I thought about how Reid had said he was part of a covenant and Caleb confirmed it when he had come to see if I was okay on the Sunday night. That conversation had made me feel even worse whenever I thought about it. I had been in the process of getting ready to spend some time in the library when there had been a knock at the door. I had been apprehensive thinking it was Reid but had been greeted by Caleb.

"Hey," he spoke so softly it was like he had been scarred he would scare me or something. "Reid told us what had happened and I thought I'd come to make sure you were okay?" He had just stood there so I let him in.

"I don't know what to tell you Caleb, it is just so much to … you know," I just looked at him, hoping he'd understand what I was talking about.

"I know; Reid feels terrible for you having to find out like that. He wanted you to know, just not like that. He told me to tell you that he'll leave you alone until you're ready. And he wanted me to give you this just in case." Caleb handed me two large paper bags that both had different sized boxes in them that still sat in the corner of the room. I hadn't found it in me to open them. Instead I had just crawled into bed again and only left the room to go to class.

I knew I was being selfish but I just had no idea what to say to him.

So here I was helping Kayla get ready for the Halloween ball who was asking me for the millionth time why I wouldn't just come.

"Kayla I don't have a dress and you know I just can't face Reid just now."

"You guys haven't broken up have you?"

"No Kayla…it's just complicated okay!" I had been over this and over it.

"I'm sorry… I just feel bad leaving you on your own; I mean I can stay if you want?" I just stared at her in the mirror as she fixed her mask.

"Don't you dare, that would make me worse. Anyway, I wouldn't want to stop you from helping Tyler get through the night, his parents love you."

"Well who doesn't" Kayla joked, "okay but I will be back tonight and we'll have a girly day tomorrow with everyone okay"

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After Tyler and Kayla had left I lay in bed with a textbook but I couldn't focus, my eyes kept drifting to the parcels in the corner. I guess I owed it to Reid to at least look and what was in them. Before I could convince myself otherwise I lifted them on to the bed and opened the biggest one first and couldn't believe my eyes. Inside the box was a pool of silver material that, when I lifted it out of the box, was the dress I had seen in the window of the little boutique shop and was sure I had seen in a dream. In the smaller boxes were a mask and a beautiful black rose brooch. How could Reid have known? I hadn't told anyone about the dress and Kayla and I had only glanced at the window of the boutique shop.

I couldn't help myself, I started laughing. How could I have been so stupid?

Reid wasn't just a warlock.

Reid was the guy who had surprised me by being sweet and funny and protective. He had opened up to me and let me see every side of him.

He was the guy I loved, he was my Intended.

Reid's POV

I sat on the edge of Tyler's bed and listened to the activity downstairs. I knew that tonight wasn't going to be easy, smiling and pretending everything was okay in the typical Reid fashion. But when I saw Kayla and Tyler walking in together my heart had sank further so here I sat trying to get myself together. I was trying to give B space because I could only imagine how much of a shock it had been. I had skipped class all week so she wasn't forced into the same room as me. I had made the guys keep an eye on her to make sure she was okay. I think Kayla was fed up of me asking how B was, now I was just answered with go see for yourself. I had thought that maybe that space would have given her time and that she would have come tonight; I had hoped she would have.

But she hadn't and I had to just get it together and last a couple of hours before it was okay to make excuses and leave. I was just turning the handle of the door when I felt it, the all too familiar feeling that I had grown accustom to over the past month.

B's POV

The wind caught my hair and blew it out behind me as I got out of my car. I had gotten ready as quickly as possible, only admiring how beautiful the dress and everything was for a few seconds. The dark colour of my hair looked darker against the silver colour of my dress which was also being blown behind me across the grass. The dress was soft against my skin, and floated across the wind from my waist to the ground. The dress was tight around the waist and chest as it was designed to look like the material had been wrapped around my upper body then left to glide behind me, held in place by a beautiful black and silver brooch on my hip in the shape of a rose. I looked across the drive to the mansion surrounded by trees and gravel, the wind carrying a mixture of music and laughter. I headed into the house and was immediately surrounded by people in ball gowns and tailed suits. Every ones faces were covered in elegant masks some covered in glitter, others with large feathers towering over their heads. I turned to look at myself in the mirror to see my mask, delicate and simple, the same material and colour as my dress with one single black feather at the left hand size. I turned back to face the crowd and started to make my way to the centre. I couldn't recognise anyone due to the masks. Then I got a glace of green and quickly recognised Kayla's dress a few feet away.

I tapped on her shoulder and saw how it took a few minutes for her to recognise me, "OH MY GOD! You actually came!" She pulled me into an embrace as if it had been years and not just over an hour since she seen me. "You look amazing..."

"Thanks, Kayla I need to see him, where is he?"

"Yay! I knew you would come to your sense! He's up stair I think, try the balcony? He wanted to get away from the noise I think."

I thanked her and practically ran.

Soon found myself on the balcony which looked out onto the grass and where I had parked my car. I looked around but I couldn't see Reid anywhere. Then I felt a hand brush against my hip and towards my stomach, leaving a trail of heat in its wake and the familiar pull was welcome. Turning I could only see his lips and pale blue eyes, the rest of his face covered in a black mask with a single silver tear stitched below the right eye. But it was enough, any small doubt I had felt disappeared.

He wrapped both his arms around my waist and pulled me against him so my lips were just an inch apart. "I knew you would come," he whispered. The closeness was wreaking havoc on me insides. Heat was radiating throughout my body, pushing away the chill of the night air. I could feel a fluttering in my stomach which seemed to grow stronger every second He held me close. The fluttering seemed to move up into my chest and now felt like pure energy.

"I couldn't stay away." The statement was pure truth. I felt connected to him and that no matter how hard I fought it, I would always end up here in his arms.

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