"Do you like it?" His whisper fell on my ears like a humming tone. I truly liked it. In fact, I was amazed that somebody was doing so much for me."You did that all for me?" I was beyond happy. His dedication to me was totally adorable."Come, let’s have a seat." He walked ahead, holding my hand tightly as he didn’t want to let go."It’s beautiful," I mumbled, looking around and taking a seat."I was afraid you would not like it. I was doubling down on my options, thinking maybe I should have picked a fancy restaurant," he said while rubbing his palms. He looked charming in that suit, just like his name. His beautiful blue eyes were sparkling, and his smile was drowning me in the ocean of his love."My fancy place is where you are," I smiled at him. He looked amazed at my complimenting him. Soon the server came from somewhere, holding a tray full of food in his hands."Let’s eat." He nicely filled my plate and helped me with everything. He was sort of babysitting me at that moment, an
In the morning, he dropped me off at the mansion and left for some work himself. I was tired and craved sleep in my own bed, but there were things that needed my attention. All that list stuff has terrorized me. I had promised myself to prevent him from committing any more sins. If he was purposely making those people suffer that it was wrong and before he finds himself strangled in wrong deeds, I needed to save him. I took a long shower of an hour because my mind was still stuck on Xavier and the only thing keeping me calm was the warm water. What if the key is a test? If he is taking another test, then what’s the point of staying together? He has to trust me. With that thought in my mind, I quickly blamed myself for not doing the same. If I trust him, I will give him time to decide when he wants to disclose his past to me. I ended up giving him some time. This back and forth about what I should do had left me hungry.My stomach growled, and that was a hint that I needed to feed it
"Why Phoenix, why?" Xavier’s eyes were on the picture, and seriously, I expected him to say something like, *it is not what it looks like* or * I can explain* but why Phoenix?That was not what he should have said. "You tell me why?" I yelled at him as I refused to let him walk all over me and pretend like only his traumas matter. He raised his face to look at me in shock. He had tears in his eyes for that girl? He was playing with my feelings to serve her justice."What are you talking about?" he continued, acting innocent.“I am your revenge on Derrell?” I shouted till my lungs bled."What?" His eyes narrowed at me. He made a tight fist out of his hand, rolling the picture in his palm as well.“I'm your---“ I started crying really loud this time. I was naïve enough to believe in him."You used me to hurt Derrell. What the fuck were you planning?" I shouted in sobs, feeling betrayed. “That was Zoe,” his raised voice made me look up at his face. "Yes, she was my way to destroy Derre
My head was spinning when I woke up, and my neck was aching badly too. I rubbed my eyes; it took me a few minutes to determine what had actually happened. I quickly sat up in bed and looked around. It was dark. Where the hell was I? Oh, wait, I heard the doorknob being swirled. Someone got inside and locked the door behind him again. It was Jace! ‘’Why?’’ I slowly whispered, shivering inside my skin. I tried to get up, but I was weak. Everything that had happened in the last few hours had left me traumatized. "You will know." Jace came out of the dark, revealing his face as the dim light from the lamp fell on his face. "Why are you doing this to me? What do you want?" I yelled my lungs bleeding, but this only formed a smile on his lips. I was already dealing with a lot, and this was making me go insane. "I want many things from you, but trust me, right now, I want nothing from you." He was more concerned about the surroundings than looking at me. He kept roaming across the room wh
I shook my arm free from his grip and stared at his face blankly. He didn’t turn to return the favor of staring; he knew what he was doing, and by the look on his face, he looked proud. "How can you treat me like this?" I uttered, my heart seemed to have stopped beating."I want you two outside." He didn’t bother answering me. He can’t get away with it. Either he answers me or I will cause so much ruckus that he will not be able to rest. "Xavier!" I yelled, finally able to get his attention. His eyes were slightly red; his breaths were calm, but one could feel the tension in his body.‘’Answer me.’’ I demanded. Jace and Miranda both halted behind him."You are not in a state of li," I said, but my mind blew off before he could say anything. He can’t treat me like this. What state? He had kidnapped me, and I was not in the right state. Before any of us could realize, I slapped him with my full strength. Miranda covered her mouth in shock while Jace stepped forward along with the guar
"I have to go; you don’t understand." I kept pleading while Jace rubbed his hands and walked around me nervously. "You can’t," he said, taking a deep breath and wearing a sad face. "Something has happened to my sister, and I need to go there." I grabbed his collar and looked him in the eye. He suddenly stopped walking and stared back into my eyes. "Everything is going to be fine." He reassured me; he knew something. That’s it. He knew everything. "Tell me everything you know, Jace," I was breathing profusely. His hands gently grabbed my arms and pulled me close. "Everything is okay," he said while looking into my eyes. I don’t know if I was searching for something or if he was searching for something in my eyes. "I am scared," I mumbled, taking steps away from him. "You don’t have to be, as long as I am here. Nobody can harm you, Phoenix." I was hugging myself when he uttered those words. How can I trust him after everything he has ever done to me? "You broke that trust a lon
I was really tired, and no one has visited me for hours. I had to seek answers; I couldn’t wait because Jace said so.‘’WILL SOMEONE EXPLAIN TO ME WHY AM I BEING HELD CAPTIVE?’’ I kicked the door and yelled, then walked away as I sighed. Suddenly, the door opened up. Coming inside was Miranda. I rolled my eyes at her image. "I don’t want a provocatively sexy secretary to seduce me right now." The sarcasm was on point. That’s what she has been doing, anyway. I never saw her doing any productive work. She was always around Xavier like a honeybee."All you need is a little common sense." She replied, putting her body weight on one foot and folding her arms around her chest.‘’You talking about sense makes no sense at all.’’ I rolled my eyes, folding my arms as well. We both stared into each other’s eyes aggressively."What is the problem with you? What do you want?' She was acting like I was some idiot. In her eyes, I should be happy—happy that I am imprisoned."I want my freedom and so
I didn’t sleep for more than thirty minutes. Maybe it was my mind that needed rest. I sat in terror, my breathing was raced and my heart beat like a drum. My sister has been murdered, along with her unborn child. I looked around and found myself in Xavier’s room."You okay?" I heard him coming towards me. He was sitting in a chair in the far corner of the room."I need to go," I finished what I was going to say before he stood straight from his chair and slowly took a few steps toward me."There is nothing left in that home, Phoenix." He carefully murmured, keeping his eyes on me as if he were making sure I didn’t break down into tears again."But I just want to see it, the place where my sister di--" I couldn’t even finish my words and burst into tears again. He hurried toward me and sat very close."Your father is still wanted. We don’t know what he is planning, and I can’t risk it." His voice was calm and very supportive, but I didn’t need any comfort other than seeing the house fo