Helena's POV…Emma squealed, before excitedly sitting next to Helena then giving her the biggest hug. Helena blinked away the tears and held her tightly, smiling affectionately. "I'm so glad you're okay", she said, lifting up her shoulders and squeezing her tightly."Why wouldn't I be?" Emma asked, pulling back from her then squealing again. "Aw you sly vixen, you!!!" she tapped on Helena's knee then turned to Joe enthusiastically. "Joe did you see the way her head was lyin on his hard mascular chest and how her hands were touchin and feelin all over him?" Joe nodded, "I sure did Emma. My mouth was wide open like this". Joe exaggerated the gaping mouth.Emma screeched, shaking her balled up fists and Helena felt her blood rushing to her cheeks. She had meant to just feel Xanders packs for future memories sake but unfortunately had been interrupted by her audience."Now spill it! Tell us everythin!" demanded Emma placing her one hand on Helena's knee."Let's not talk about that! I wan
Helenas POV…" She's not a hussy", Helena protested feeling her heart sink. If anything she was the one who deserved that title for going after someone elses man. No, she didn't go after Xander, he was the one making bold advances towards her. Moves that she hadn't tried to stop."What?" Emma asked "Savannah, she's not a hussy",she answered before exhaling in frustration."You know your boyfriend's other tramp and you're here defending her??" Emma blinked at Helena shaking her head back."I said it! I said it Emma! That man looks like he got himself a harem and now you wana join it", Joe accused his wife."Don't think I didn't notice how your voice changed when you said "Morning Miss Helena's husband"."For the last time Joe, Just because Helena's husband is to die for, don't mean you gots to get jealous!", defended Emma, raising her voice.Did she even realise how she made things worse during arguments with Joe?" You guys have it all wrong. I'm not even with Xander and I have no int
Xanders POV…He sat in the truck, waiting for her to come out. She had informed him that she was getting her stuff and would be with him in a minute. The door opened and she stepped out, her hair let loose, scattered over her shoulders as she made her way towards him. Her eyes seemed to be on alert, searching and looking everywhere and he frowned from dissatisfaction.'Didn't I tell you that I'm here now? Why are you still afraid?' he thought to himself as he watched her opening the door and hopping in. She had no confidence in him."I'm so sorry about Emma. She thinks we are together and has misunderstood the whole situation,' she pleaded with him, her eyes apologetic, as soon as she closed the truck door. He didn't care about what Emma or anyone thought of him, what he cared about was how she felt. He reached over to where her hand was, on the seat next to her thigh and his hand covered hers. Her bones stiffened to his touch and her eyes shot up to his face."Xander, I' m confused
Helena's POV…She stood at the entrance to the cabin and hesitated before gathering her courage and walking in. A new kind of dread had entered her and the last thing she wanted to see were anymore traces of Savannah. As expected, everything inside had been untouched and she found herself looking at the exact same scenario as yesterday. 'Don't be silly. Did you really expect him to care about your emotions?' She questioned herself as the room became larger and she became smaller. Purple jar still in hand, she pretended to be unaffected, walked across the room to put her backpack down then headed for the couch. Hiding her bruised emotions, She held the jar close to her eyes and tried to make out the illegible writing surrounding it."What kind of writing is this? It's so tiny and I can't see it clearly", she observed, squinting her eyes, her hands twisting and turning the bottle in front of her.Though she was distracted, her mind didn't allow her to let go. If anything, the questi
Helenas POV..The moment she felt his body against her back , she paused then quickly slipped away towards the fridge. By now her heart was racing and her breathing sounded shaky.She had just opened the freezer when she felt his body directly behind her and she watched wide eyed as the fridge door slowly swung back shut, in front of her. "Xander, I", she began to protest."Come", he said, holding the side of her arm and pulling her back to face him.His body leaned forward, wrapping his arms around her then gently pulled her to him in a warm embrace. Her arms instinctively wrapped around his neck and she could feel her heels lifting from the ground till she stood on her toes as he brought her closer, plastering their bodies together. His fingers caressed the side of her waist as he tightened his grip around her, burying his face at the nape of her neck.What had she been panicking for? "I know nothing makes sense right now but give it time and the pieces will come together", he re
Xanders POV…He gave her a soft peck on her forehead before taking her lips, giving her a lingering kiss. Five years! That's how long he had waited for this. His heart felt nostalgic and he gently trailed a line on her back with his fingers before lightly squeezing her. Everything in him wanted to profess his love for her but he couldn't, at least not yet.He leaned in and gave her another peck on the dip of her nose before reluctantly separating himself from her. Her body was insatiable and he knew that if he remained next to her, it wouldn't be long before he wanted her again. Not that he minded having another round. After waking her up four times already to make love, he knew she was exhausted and needed her rest. Throughout the night, he had exercised the utmost restraint, being extra gentle with her, which was something he never had to do in their past. Savannah was very fiesty by nature and had she been present, she would have been a handful and he would have needed to keep
Helena's POV…“Huh? What?" She could have sworn she heard him say Tithen. "Aw god Xander, you know Tithen??" .He gave her a murderous look, his chest heaving and she cowered back. "20 minutes! I'll be in the truck," he spoke rigidly before walking out.He knows Tithen! How ?? She always assumed that he didn't know so the thought of asking him never crossed her mind. She threw away the sheets then hurriedly slid from the bed. Her attention was caught by something blue on the floor but she brushed past it, grabbing her backpack and emptying its contents. She needed to repack everything for her stuff to fit in.Standing there stark naked, her eyes began to wander around the room, locating the scattered clothes on the floor and she raced, swiping them.Twenty minutes was too little for her to bath and be ready. There was no way she was going to meet with Tithen without bathing, especially after a night of steamy sex.After packing her bag, she ran over to the tub and poured lots of wa
Xanders POV..'Just sex! Wow' That phrase had repeated itself in his mind so many times that he had grown sick of it. He didn't know which was worse, her betrayal for many years or a night of pouring his heart out and cherishing her, being reduced to nothing.This had to be the first time, in all of his existence, that anyone had ever said that to him and that wasn't exaggerating. They normally begged for more, did everything possible to remain relevant and when he withdrew, they became obsessive over him. Regardless, he didn't care about any of those women, they were his past and right now his future was at stake. Xander adjusted the rear view mirror so that he could watch her as she slept. Her body leaned against the door, her head tilted towards the window and her legs folded up on the seat.How could she hurt him so carelessly and toss him away like a filthy rug? Had he not been considerate and shown her tenderness? Every inch of his body wanted to punish her, to make her feel j
Xanders POVJust five minutes after Roselyn left, the door suddenly swung open again and he sighed thinking she had returned."Sir you can't do that!!!" Lucinder protested.What was it about today and meeting exes? Helena's ex fiance had just barged into his office." Let him in," Xander ordered her and she stepped back, closing the door. Normally he would have never tolerated such disrespect but he was in a good mood today and nothing could ruin his day." What do you want?" He asked out of curiosity. Out of all people, why would Helena's ex pay him a visit? Had he teamed up with Roselyn to come and interrogate him?" You took Helena away from me for you to play with her??? I saw everything!" he accused Xander with a look of pure disgust.What he saw had been a case of mistaken identity but he wasn't about to explain himself, especially to his wife's ex."I don't see how any of this is your business", he answered casually. " If you have nothing better to say then leave my office"."I
Helena's POV….Helena rested her head on Xanders chest for the rest of the afternoon as they laid on the couch watching tv. "Are you okay?" Xander asked her and she lifted her head, placing her chin on her wrist."I don't know", she answered honestly. She couldn't erase Roselyn's shocked facial expression, the moment when Xander announced her name."Stop beating yourself up about it. It's something that couldn 't be avoided", he reassured her, stroking her back." I just wish I had done it differently. She didn't deserve to find out infront of so many people", she admitted." She knew that I had found someone else, she just didn't know it was you but I agree. We should have told her before making it public.""What's going to happen to her?" She asked knowing that Roselyn had committed a crime. She was after all now the crown princess." I don't want her to attack you ever again", he answered, looking away." What does that mean? What are you going to do to her?" she questioned. That
Helena's POV …Her heart beat loudly at the thought of what was about to come as they made their way to the hall. Not only was she about to betray her friend but she was going to publicly humiliate her as well. It would have been better if she had told her in private and saved her from attending the event. 'Why are there so many people?' she thought to herself.In the few minutes that she had been in the backroom, the hall had filled up with at least a thousand people. The fact that the room was now packed didn't help either and Helena tried to focus on the bright side. At least things were finally going to be out in the open and she didn't have to look over her shoulder anymore. Xander took her hand, intertwining his fingers with hers and she stiffened, gritting her teeth and giving him a warning look.Couldn't he tell that she was anxious about Roselyn standing right in front of them? He lifted up her hand and brought it to his lips and she pulled it back from him giving him a wha
Helena's POV…The next morning, after a night of endless passion, she woke up to breakfast in bed."Morning," he greeted her with a kiss.He had already taken his shower and was dressed in his suit trousers and tie."Hi," she greeted back. She sat up next to him, covering her upper body, which had been exposed.Now that the adrenalin and intense emotions had worn off, she was now feeling a little self conscious. " Can I ask you something?"" Yes you may. What is it?" he asked her., trailing kisses on her shoulder."Are we now a couple as in am I your girlfriend?" she asked, blood rushing to her cheeks. He stopped kissing her and just looked at her for a while without responding She turned to face him with her body, anxiety kicking in "Are we ?," she repeated her question."What happened to just sex?" he asked with a serious face.She felt her heart drop at his response so she avoided his eyes and began to move away. She wanted more than anything to be with him and if he wasn't
Helena's POV..She held on tightly as he soared into the sky, his chest heaving and she could feel the heat from his boiling anger. She had done this to him. Her hands began to caress the back of his neck and she grazed the skin on his chest with her teeth before sucking it hard. He inhaled, tensing his muscles and she could feel as if his speed increased until all she could see was different shades of color. She stopped taunting him, burying her face in his chest and holding him close. It took only an hour to get to the palace, surprising her and he transformed as he laid her wobbly feet back on the ground. "Xander I", she tried to speak but he grabbed her by her hand and began to walk briskly with her. The palace seemed deserted when they crossed the foyer and she had to half run at some point to keep up with him.They entered the elevator and as soon as he pressed the 6th floor, he pounced on her, giving her the hardest and most passionate kiss she had ever experienced in her en
Helena's POV…Night time came and as promised Aaron returned early. "Aaron, I need to go back to Tithen," she informed him as soon as he sat down for dinner. The table had been set outside, on the gazebo ,near the pool area.She had been on edge throughout the day, jumping at every sound and looking behind her shoulder."Elle, come on! Don't say that," he brushed her off."No, I need to go like now! Can you please arrange a flight for me?" She begged. She didn't want to be here anymore and the only person that she knew who could make everything okay was Xander."Are you being serious? Did something happen while I was gone?" he asked, looking concerned."Yes!!! Aw God I need to go", she insisted, getting on her feet."Please take a seat and calm down. What happened?" He pulled her back to her seat and she anxiously looked at him.She didn't know where to begin. It wasn't only about the fact that she had spooked the daylights out of herself but she needed to get back to him. "A few h
Helena's POV…From the hospital, she drove to her apartment, with Aaron following behind.As soon as they arrived she led him straight to her bedroom and took out the notes from one of the drawers."Here, take a look at this," she stretched out her hand to Aaron to give him the papers.Instead of taking the notes from her, he grabbed hold of her hand and squeezed it moving closer to her."I miss you Elle. I miss you so much", he expressed, passionately looking into her eyes.She pulled her hand away, dropping the papers on the floor before subconsciously wiping her hand on her clothes as if to wipe off some dirt. Aarons gasped and his expression quickly turned to hurt." It's as if you've become someone else", he said, creasing his forehead then turning away from her to hide the pain." I need time. Can you please be more understanding?" she begged him, feeling hurt as well. She didn't know why her feelings for him had completely disappeared. Okay she knew why but she felt with more ti
Helena' s POV…That night, after shopping for a few supplies at the local grocery store, she removed her shoes before entering her apartment..She felt too lazy to make a proper meal so she just made a chicken and mayo sandwich and a cup of hot chocolate to warm herself up.She made herself comfortable on the couch before grabbing the remote and clicking on the on button.Before Eaglesdale, this had been her daily routine that she always looked forward to, coming back exhausted from work and having that quality time where she unwound. Why did she now feel so desolate and isolated? She felt unbelievably lonely after having spent all of her time surrounded by many people.Had she been back at the palace, Lexy would be seated on the other couch right now and maybe Roselyn would be there too. But it wasn't Lexy or Roselyn that she was craving. She wanted to see his handsome face one last time, to feel his touch on her skin and to lie on his chest and watch tv while doing it. She dozed off
Helena's POV…' Aw God, what have I done??? She questioned after Aaron was long gone and disappeared. This was Aaron she had just kicked out, not some random guy who was looking to get laid. She scrambled for her phone, her fingers fumbling as she dialed his number."Please pick up!"she begged when the phone kept on ringing continuously.She tried a few more times but he ignored only replying to her with a text.I THINK YOU NEED SOME TIME TO YOURSELF. LET ME KNOW WHEN YOU 'VE DECIDED ON WHAT IT IS YOU WANT.What did she want? The answer was screaming right back in her face but she couldn't accept it. If she were to return to him right now, what would she do about Roselyn and about Aaron?The next day, after a dreamless night, she made an early start to her day, intending on going to J and J investments to see if she could get a reference for another job. She had just finished taking her shower when she noticed a note sticking out from under her pillow, the exact same way she had foun