When Xavier finally allowed her to leave his room, it was around noon. Their Yacht was docked near an island which looked small but crowded with tourists. The Island has hills and valleys, which are filled with Greenary. Speed boats, Paragliding, and few other water sports stalls can be seen. While kids and families were swimming and playing in the shallow waters of the beach, many youngsters were waiting for their turn for the water sports. "This island is lovely" Claire said from beside Sierra. Adam was standing on the other side of Claire. "It is, I heard we are close to the Bahamas, and this can be expected from the islands around the Bahamas" Sierra mused loudly. The sun is blanketed with thick black clouds, making the island look a bit darker than usual. The cool breeze is blowing their way, making them feel the chill in the air. Sierra rubbed her arms to warm up her arms while Claire leaned into Adam, seeking his warmth. Sierra is wearing a black ruffled top and paired it
"No, it's cute" Xavier assured her. But he is feeling surprised by her words. To recognise a person's mood, and feel his presence just by his scent will only be found between people who has a deep connection. He doesn't know what he has with Sierra, but she seems to be the only person who could read him like an open book. "Do you do this often? Recognising people by their scents?" he asked, trying to find the logic behind her words. She giggled at his question. "Xavier, you were the only person whose touch and scent I can detect. I am not some creepy werewolf to sniff the air when someone enters a room. You are the only one" she replied comically. He smiled at her spunky reply. "Your touch makes me feel protected. Your scent gives me comfort. Do you know when I first noticed your scent?" she asked him as if remembering that moment. He doesn't know. But he tried to guess. He is in a daze the more she keeps talking. Until that moment, he doesn't know that he could make anyone fee
Sierra ran back to the beach and easily found Claire and Adam. The rest of the people from the Yacht decided to show up as well. But they look like they drank too much and are suffering from a hangover. "Si, where have you been? We were looking for you" Claire asked, worriedly. Sierra is still thinking about how coldly Xavier brushed her off. In the beginning when they met, he used to treat her harshly. But that never bothered her. But today, his tone was not that harsh. But still she is feeling like crying. Definitely something changed between them in this past ten days. "I just went to look around the island" Sierra replied. Claire sighed and wrapped her arm around Sierra's shoulder. "Now come on, it's well past lunch time. Our lunch is arranged in one of those restaurants" Claire shared. While Adam and Claire were waiting for her, the rest of them were all already seated. "She always creates trouble. I don't know why she came here in the first place. Can't you stay at one
A middle aged man was seen standing in front of a floor to ceiling glass wall, looking down upon the people down below from his high rise apartment building. His silhouette is reflecting on the glass wall, showing his twisted angry face. "What do you mean by they failed to kill him?" he asked his assistant. His assistant, a man in his mid twenties is hanging his head low out of respect. "Boss, they tried to kill him. But they couldn't match Xavier Woods strength and speed. Despite catching him off guard, they still failed to kill him" the assistant shared the details of their failed attack. The middle aged man is not very pleased to hear this. "We spent too much money on those useless people. We thought they could easily kill Xavier because he was alone there without his usual entourage. But Alas, how wrong was I? How did I forget that he is a walking and talking beast who cannot be killed so easily. We should have hired a dozen more people. At least then, we would have had a w
On the second floor deck, Xavier is sitting in one of the chairs surrounding one of the tables. His crew manager is standing beside him with his head hung low out of respect for his boss. "What did you find out?" Xavier inquired. Recently Xavier noticed a lot of things which he wouldn't have noticed previously. "Boss, one of our crew members heard a conversation between miss Nancy and Miss Cathy. During lunch time today, Miss Cathy insulted our Miss with her harsh words. But our Miss Claire put her in her place. At that time, Miss Nancy interfered and advised Miss Cathy to behave. But after everyone left the table, Miss Nancy..." the crew manager hesitated. Xavier gave him a look. "Continue " he encouraged the manager. Because Xavier can see that the manager's hesitation is related to Nancy. He doesn't want to speak anything against her, as she is going to be his fiancee soon. And neither of them doesn't have to spell out who 'Our Miss' is here. It's Sierra whom Xavier pre
'Sierra might lose a limb or two, or she might die. But who cares' Nancy thought to herself with a hidden smirk. Her bikini is now almost transparent, giving everyone a good show. But she quickly wrapped a towel around her body before standing closer to the deck railing. "Wow, look at those fishes, they look so beautiful" Nancy exclaimed with excitement. Just as she expected, Cathy and her friends were the first to rush to see the fishes. But when they found nothing, they looked at Nancy with confusion. Nancy gave a meaningful look towards Sierra before giving a subtle nod to Cathy, who immediately understood that Nancy is up to something. "Oh, how beautiful" Cathy played along with Nancy. Curiously, Claire and Sierra exited the pool to see what is so beautiful. Cathy took a couple of steps back, so that Sierra would stand closer to the railing. Nancy moved closer to Sierra. Before anyone could understand what was happening, Nancy kicked Sierra's legs hard enough for her to los
"If you let me go now, then I will kiss you in front of everyone" he warned her in a whisper. He ignored Nancy completely. Sierra's eyes turned wide with fear of a different kind. "Xavier, please don't do this" Sierra begged him. He doesn't care what anyone thinks about them. Especially after what he just happened. But he doesn't want to strain the bond between Claire and Sierra. He decided to give Sierra some time to disclose everything to Claire. Because he is damn sure that Sierra is not going anywhere and she is here to stay. "Fine, Pretend as if you are unconscious. I will take care of the rest. Don't wake up until I carry you back to my room" he muttered. Sierra definitely doesn't want to be seen like this. But she knows how stubborn Xavier is. So she hid her face near the juncture of his neck and shoulder and closed her eyes. "Xavier? Xavier" Nancy is still calling for him in the background. But Xavier ignored her. In the meantime, Adam and Claire rushed to the low
Xavier carried Sierra back to her room upon her insistence. He wanted to take her to his room and tuck her away from everyone and everything that might hurt her. The unfamiliar feeling which he felt when he saw her drowning into the sea is something which he never felt before and which he doesn't want to feel again. It's so intense and made him feel on edge. But she insisted that she wanted to go to her room. And the way he is feeling now, he wanted to do anything she asks of him. "Sit here, let me check if you are hurt anywhere" he said after he made her sit on a chair. He carefully checked her arms, legs, face, and her torso for any visible injuries. He noticed that her abdomen area is red. He gathered that she must have hit her stomach when she fell. "I will apply ice here for you. And then we can take a shower" he told her, and did just that. He fed her after that. All the while Sierra is quiet. He is taking care of her so much, that her nostrils tingle with suppressed emotio
The fact that Janine is alive but Noel is dead spread like fire. Noel is not just anyone. He is a famous politician. His death spiked multiple debates across the country. Hunt for Janine began, while Janine was hell bent on killing Sierra and Xavier. 'Who killed Noel Thomas?' 'Can it be Janine?' 'Where is Janine?' 'Why is after Mr. Woods?' Speculations started to float across the country. The story of why Janine started to hate the woods family so much and how she became responsible for Gawin's death along with his father's became a trending topic. Everyone started to feel sorry for Claire and started to hate Daisy for her poor choices. After finding out that she became a pawn for Janine and destroyed her own life, Daisy became depressed. Nancy was still shocked to learn that her father is dead. Douglas was shocked too. When everyone was reeling in the aftermath of Janine's destruction, the lady in question was plotting against her own family. This time she is targeting August
'Its true' 'Some one really dug up Mrs. Augustine's grave' 'How can anyone disrespect a dead person like this?' 'Is it really Mr. Woods and our President behind this?' 'If not, then why will that person tag them along with the pictures?' 'I still can't believe that they can do this' 'Why can't they let a dead person rest in peace?' As the pictures of the grave digging became viral, the media and the curious public rushed to the cemetery to see if it was true. When they saw an open grave of Janine, they started to suspect that it's indeed Xavier and Nathan who are somehow involved in this. Within minutes this news became viral. Every news channel started broadcasting the news live from the Cemetery. Pictures of Xavier, Nathan, Carlos and Adam were shown on the tv screen to build the hype along with Janine's picture. 'Mr. President, are you involved?' 'Is Mr. Woods involved?' News channels started using eye-catching tags like this to drag public interest and escalate scrutiny
Janine stealthily slipped inside Xavier's room where his mobile was ringing. She held the knife tightly with both her hands. She is ready to strike the moment she spotted Xavier. But when she scanned the room, she found no one. She strained her ears to hear any noise apart from the mobile ringing. But she couldn't hear anything. After the mobile stopped ringing, silence greeted her. 'Where are they? This is their room and his mobile is here. Why is he not answering his phone?' Janine thought angrily. She searched the room without bothering to keep quiet. She searched the entire house, but she found herself alone in the dark house. She was so angry, she wanted to light fire and burn the house down. But just then, she heard the unmistakable sound of Sirens wailing at a distance. 'He escaped and alerted the cops? How did he even find out about my plan?' she thought angrily. She escaped from the house through the kitchen door before the cops could catch her. On the other hand, Nath
"Nathan, I think my mom is still alive. Just now i felt like I saw someone who looked similar to my mom just outside Xavier's house" Renee anxiously explained to Nathan. But instead of believing her, Nathan frowned with disapproval. "Renee, I started to believe that you changed. If this is one of your tricks to stop Xavier and Sierra's wedding, then I suggest you stop this. Sierra gave you a chance. Don't ruin it by doing all these nasty things" he reprimanded her. Renee's eyes pooled with unshed tears at the harshness of his words. "I know I have done some things which i shouldn't have, which I regret. But Nathan, this time I am telling the truth. I swear on everything I hold dear. No, I swear on Xavier. I think my mom is still alive. We have to caution Xavier and Sierra, Please" she begged him. Nathan was taken aback when she swore on Xavier, whom Renee loves so much. He suddenly applied brakes on his vehicle and immediately took a 'U' turn. If what Renee said is true, th
Claire was not very happy about Renee, but Cathy decided to stay neutral. Nathan and Xavier were Renee's friends for years, so they forgave her when Sierra decided to give Renee a chance. "I will get going now. Please don't call me if I could be of any help during your wedding preparations" Renee offered. Sierra smiled. "Sure" she agreed. Claire is not ready to trust Renee just yet. She witnessed how vile and vicious Renee can be. So she doesn't want to forgive her so soon. She is feeling that Renee is just pretending to be nice. After Renee left, Claire couldn't hold back any longer. "Si, what are you doing? How can you forget everything she did to you? At her party, at the mall, in this home, she insulted you countless times. How can you just forgive her because she has mommy issues?" she demanded with displeasure. Sierra was quiet. Indeed Renee did all that. "Claire, you cannot label a person as bad based on their past deeds. What she did was wrong. And she is feeling gu
After two weeks, Slowly everyone started to forget about Janine. Augustine decided to take Renee to the states. Maddy passed away too, and her cremation was a close knit affair. Her grave was beside Janine's grave. Renee finally decided to apologise to Sierra before leaving for good. In Xavier's home, everyone was bristling with excitement for the impending wedding of Xavier and Sierra. "I love your wedding dress. It's so beautiful" Cathy said about Sierra's wedding dress which was delivered the previous day. Apart from the wedding dress, Sierra and the ladies don't know anything about the wedding preparations. Like Sierra wished, Xavier was handling everything and is ready to surprise her in a week when she is going to walk the aisle as his bride. "Yes, it is. I am eager to see how Xavier would react to it" Sierra said with a mischievous grin. Cathy giggled with mirth. "He would be thinking about peeling that off of you from the moment he sees you in that dress" she joked.
Janine was arrested and Augustine was cured. Xavier and the others were still reeling with shock regarding the bone chilling revelation of that night. Janine is the reason why Gawin lost his life, and so was his father. Now she was after Xavier and his unborn child over her misplaced anger. No one forced Maddy to commit suicide. It's Gawin's choice to choose who ever he wanted to marry. No one can fault him for not falling for Maddy the way she fell for him. After everything Janine did, going after Xavier's unborn child is the most horrific thing she did. "Xavier, i am extremely sorry" Renee apologised to Xavier with guilt. They were all still in the apartment where Renee and Augustine were forced to stay. Both of them gave an official statement to the cops about everything Janine did, much to Janine's anger. Janine was cursing them while she was escorted to the police vehicle. She was taken to jail and would be soon presented in court. Her sins would earn her a life sentence if not
"Who is there?" Janine called out loudly before pulling her gun out from underneath Maddy's bed. Both Renee and Augustine are panicking. They are tensed and worried about Xavier and the others. Outside the balcony, all the four men froze. "I am sorry" Nathan apologised sincerely. Xavier shook his head and patted Nathan on his shoulder. "It's ok, it's not your fault" he assured Nathan. Adam and Carlos peeked inside, and noticed that Janine has a gun and she is coming near the balcony. "She is coming, and she has a gun" Adam spoke with urgency. Everyone was tensed. "Nathan, you stay here with Adam. Me and Carlos will show ourselves. You wait for the right opportunity to take her by surprise" Xavier suggested and nodded at Carlos. Nathan held his hand to stop him. He is worried about Xavier. "I can go instead" he offered. Xavier gave him an assuring smile and patted his hand. "She will not be suspicious to see us, as we already visited their home this morning
That night, just like they planned, Xavier, Nathan, Carlos and Adam sneaked inside the building where they saw Janine going. As it was a residential building, everyone was already asleep by the time they sneaked in. Carlos messed with the front door which gave away easily. That was the only door which was locked, restricting the entry of outsiders who don't have a key code. After that, it was almost cake walk for them to slip inside the elevator. "Do you know which floor they might be in?" Nathan inquired. Xavier pulled out the soft copy of the residential details of the people living in that building. "I think they might be on the top floor. It's a penthouse, and the only unoccupied apartment available in this building. At least it's not officially occupied" he pointed at the details of the other residents in the list. "Top floor it is then" they pressed the button to the top floor. The elevator hummed silently before the doors opened on the top floor. The corridor outside the