"What do they say?" I carefully asked him. He turned his face toward me, looking into my eyes."They tell me to---‘’ he halted. His breaks were scaring me, "To f*** you hard," he laughed, jumping on top of me and squeezing me under him."You monster," I giggled as he tickled me. We both stared into each other’s eyes for minutes, and soon we were off to sleep. I knew he lied in the end. He didn’t want me to worry about him, but the voices being back had me worried. The next morning, I skipped breakfast with Xavier. I couldn’t pretend to argue with him all the time for the sake of our game. I was holding a sandwich in my hand and slowly walking by Xavier’s office when I heard Miranda talking to Xavier. Looking around to see if anybody was watching, I peered inside the office. "You deserve some rest, Mayor," she seductively uttered, but she was not going near him. I gritted my teeth and squeezed the sandwich in my hand. "I’m fin---," Xavier saw me looking at them, and a nasty smirk a
I gave them all a smile as they kept their eyes on me. I even noticed Miranda scampering her hands through her hair to fix them. I bet you will need more than that to look as perfect as I look; I thought in my mind. "Can anyone explain to me that?" Xavier, who had a smile on his face, shook his head and asked a question. "Sweetie, it’s not a costume party, or is it?" Miranda asked irritatingly. "Oh, you don’t know?" I raised my brow at her, looking straight through her eyes. "Jace has appointed me as the new secretary of Mayor Xavier," The look on her face was worth watching. She glared Jace in his eyes, wide open. Jace rubbed his chin and closed one eye. He turned away to avoid eye contact with her. "And when were you going to break this news on me, Jace?" Xavier sweetly asked him. Before Jace could say anything, I intervened. "Why, do you have an objection?" I seductively uttered. He laughed secretly and shook his head. "Of course not. If Jace has appointed you, he definitely
I felt his hand rubbing against my skin very gently. I held my breath and cleared my throat. He roamed his hand on my skin freely, slowly exploring its way between my legs. I gasped silently and tried to keep myself intact, but the way his hand was grabbing my skin was making me insane.I heard them talking. He didn’t halt in any of his words, but at the same time, he knew what he was doing. He brushed his hand over my sensitive area, and I held the table very aggressively."Oh, my dear, are you okay?" She looked at me in concern. I bet she might be thinking that I was having stomach pain. But they have no idea about the pain I was in. I held my hand on my forehead and lowered my head, feeling a tingling sensation between my legs as his hand rubbed my area more aggressively this time. "Are you okay, Miss Phoenix?" I could hardly hear his voice because my mind had ceased working. His hand stopped. I finally lifted my head and saw both of them staring at me. I was blushing red, my eyes
"She likes you a lot," he started talking during the car ride."She's very sweet," I said, but then shifted my gaze to the other side."You two talked for a while. What did you guys talk about?" Xavier must have noticed I was too silent."Just a few things," I smiled, trying to change the subject. I wanted to stay silent during the car ride because my mind was playing tricks on me. I had a few concerns, and they were not something small.If he loved Felicity for so many years and yet fell out of love with her, there must have been something that happened between the two of them. I hope it is not just that he slept with her and got over her."Hm! You two are already keeping secrets from me," he joked, and I did the fake laugh before sitting down again."Ah! I liked that secretary costume you wore today," he joked, and instead of arguing with him like we do playfully, I just laughed and remained silent for the rest of the car ride.We returned to the mansion in silence. I am sure he not
I woke up in the morning to some voices coming from outside the room. Xavier was still not in bed, so I rolled out to check what was happening.I peeked outside the room and watched some maids running around and doing some work.Returning to my room, I took a quick shower and got ready to leave the room and attend to what seemed to be guests in the living room.It seemed like an elderly couple, and they were not here to have breakfast. The two looked devastated and angry at their son, who was standing beside them, looking all guilty.Xavier and Jace were in the living room with them."So, what is the problem here, Mr. and Mrs. Jon?" Xavier asked them, quickly taking notice of my presence by nodding to me.I sat down with him after he gently tapped the empty spot on the couch. Miranda entered the room and noticed me. Her face showed anger, but she forced a smile when standing next to Jace."Our son is in love with this -----," Mrs. Jon wrinkled her nose in disgust, "girl who happens to
"Xavier!" A scream escaped my lips as he crawled on top of me. I wanted to stop him because that was insane. From a loving guy to a heartless man, I don’t know what he was thinking.This is not how I wanted to make things happen. It also baffled my mind that one second he was defending me, and the very next moment, he was jumping on me.I began pushing him off of me as his lips sucked the skin off my neck very aggressively. He bit me, and a painful shriek escaped my lips. It reminded me of the day when I saw him and Olivia. Before I knew it, he had already started to take off his pants, not lifting his head even for a second from my neck."Xavier stop!" I let out a miserable cry, remembering every time the option of decision-making was taken away from me. I had expected it from Jace and the others, but never in a million years did I think Xavier would do the same to me."I will never forgive you for this," I yelled in tears, trying to fight him off. What made me cry was the fact that
"What happened to you?" I walked into the room to see Xavier taking off his shirt and breathing loudly."Nothing! I am fine," he said under his breath, trying to reach for the bathroom."Xavier! Are you angry with me over that discussion?" I asked, as I couldn’t stay silent for too long. We were adults. Although broken, communication was supposed to be our biggest weapon."Everything is fine," without turning around to look at me he said. He marched into the bathroom in a hurry and got under the shower. I heard him take a shower for twenty minutes while I prepared myself for a good talk with him.I was planning to not get him angry or uncomfortable. I have planned to tell him that I am ready to give him time as long as he opens up to me. I cannot blindly follow him. I knew his past was shadowing his happiness, but I had also been through trauma, so he had to be patient and understanding with me as well.Soon after he walked out of the bathroom, I got up from the bed and blocked his wa
He didn’t even write 'okay.'But hey, I was his secretary now, only if he hadn’t fired me already. The sweetness of the night was overshadowed by countless scary thoughts.I was already thinking of myself as his sole secretary. I walked outside of the room and searched for everyone; the hallway was empty. But giggles could be heard from downstairs. I marched downstairs, looking ahead. There were Polly, Jace, Miranda, Lawrence, and Xavier standing face to face. But I thought he was in the office.The fact that he told me he was busy just confirmed that the worst had happened. He was over me."It’s done," Xavier declared. Polly was about to cry, and Lawrence was shivering. Miranda, being an ignorant person, didn’t care what was going on. Jace looked at my face and narrowed his eyes. I put on makeup, and he noticed.I was not certain if my interruption would help anyone. He might yell at me or punish me as well."But why?" Lawrence asked in fear. I wondered what had happened."Nobody que
"Are you guys okay? Did he hurt any of you?" Xavier’s voice was so calm for me. Maddox wanted to hug his father. I was craving it too, but Jace was only triggered now. "Daddy, I don’t like my uncle," Maddox said in a broken voice. A tear of fear slowly rolled down his cheek. "You scared my son," Xavier said, his eyes stuck on Maddox when he mumbled, slowly playing with his cuff-links. ‘’We can sort it out please,’’ I was not in danger of losing anyone. ‘’Let him decide that,’’ Jace smiled, looking at Xavier but this time Jace wasn’t so calm as well. "You have one choice, cousin, either save your beloved wife or your minion son," Jace said, pointing his gun at both of us one by one. "Resist, and both of them die," he added."Xavier, please save him," I mumbled, turning to look into his eyes from a distance. ‘’And let you die? Never,’’ he uttered in his mouth, his eyes on Jace. "C’mon, the clock is ticking, bro. Make up your mind,’’ Jace voiced, ‘’choose one.’’ "Xavier, please
My heart was racing inside my chest. I have more to worry about now. It wasn’t only I in the room but my son, my life: Maddox. I slowly turned my body around, shivering at the thought of seeing him again after so long. ‘’Ah! It almost felt like a decade," his voice has turned heavy, his messy beard and long hair were showing that he never aimed to start over and waited for this moment his entire life. To hold on to revenge for that long, I must say he has no other ambitions for himself."Jace!" I announced, looking at the gun being pointed at me."Oh! You still remember my name?" He mocked me, clicking his tongue and shaking his head in disapproval."Why are you here?" I asked in panic, gulping as he reached for Maddox."Let him go," I said, looking in the direction of my son, whom Jace was holding by his tiny arm. Even the thought of him hurting my son was killing me. I wished he had been caught long ago. Just when I was finally happy in my life, he had to come ruin it for me.‘’Di
We were in Paris for the past two days. It was amazing, and the boys were having a lot of fun together."Dad, why did you marry my mother?" Maddox mumbled, trying to reach for an ice-cream as we three sat on the table in a restaurant. "Your mother," Xavier whispered, bowing in Maddox’s ear, "completes me. She makes me laugh, forces me into doing the right thing, fights with me to do things her way, and you know what’s the best part? I actually listen to her. I end up doing whatever she says," Xavier’s eyes were at me, his beautiful hawk eyes digging holes in mine. ‘’Why?’’ Maddox was not the type to quit asking questions, even for once. He was a very talkative soul.Because I love her. And when you love someone, you just do everything to make them happy. Making her happy makes me happy," He slowly blinked his eyes, reminding me of the time when I first saw him. I vividly remember the first day I saw him. And whenever he forced me to do something, I ended up forcing him to do it my w
"I can’t move," I laid in my bed, holding a book in my lap, and resting my head on the soft pillow. I looked at Xavier from the corner of my eyes. He was staring at me blankly. ‘’what?’’ I annoyingly spoke. ‘’You need to eat something,’’ He put his hands on his waist like a baby and mumbled. I was not starving myself, but every time he forced me to eat something, I felt wonderful. It was just that the morning sickness was too much for me.‘’Really? I didn’t know that," I tried to hold back my laugh and buried my head back in the book. ‘’You are starving my baby,’’ he pointed his finger at my belly and rolled his eyes."So you don’t care about me, just about your baby?" I was being a little annoying. I was arguing about everything; it’s not like I haven’t done that before, but yeah! I was four months pregnant and extremely moody."No," he replied bluntly, and then a smile appeared on his lips, "Okay! jokes apart, get up and eat something," he ordered, narrowing his beautiful eyes my
"This is so unfair," I broke down in tears instantly. Zoe deserved justice, even though Derrell got his punishment, but I wanted the extreme limits of torture for him."I’m coming home, Phoenix; please, calm yourself down," his voice was so calming to my ears at that moment that I looked at him and he looked uneasy."It’s okay. Don’t rush, I’ll be fine," I said, wiping away my tears with the back of my hand. I had to be prepared to talk to him about stuff, and I've got news for him as well. At the moment, I had a feeling that he knew I had seen everything.I took a shower and changed into a tight, white, knee-length dress. After hearing about my pregnancy, so much had changed in me. I was getting over disasters pretty quickly.I waited for Xavier while watching TV. I don’t know but suddenly the hopeless life was full of meanings and charms.I saw Xavier coming with the guards. His sight was shooting into my eyes. But he didn’t look pleased."Why didn’t you call me instantly?" He voice
Phoenix’s POV:I watched the person crawl in my direction, but my heart was pounding with every little detail of this person.It was Morgan, my uncle Morgan. He crawled like a dog near me, his eyes were sewed shut and so were his lips from the sides only. His fingers were cut, and his body was naked with just shorts on. He had no hair; his eyebrows were shaved, as was his head. He somehow knew it was me. The pain was visible on his face. My eyes jumped out of their sockets at the sight before them. He kept coming towards me, and the state of shock was so intense that I couldn’t move.I had no idea when he crawled over me. I was still sitting, but his whole existence was so terrible. Suddenly, Hardie left Jace on the ground and ran in my direction. I screamed, looking away and hugging myself. It was horrible. Hardie approached and grabbed Morgan by his collar. He had a collar on. Hardie punched him in the back and pulled him inside the room, locking him quickly. I was still yelping and
Jace’s POV: A Few Hours Ago:"I don’t understand what Phoenix is up to," I was walking around restlessly, wondering what exactly was Phoenix planning to do now.I was waiting for her in the hallway after dinner, as I knew this was the only place where I could have a word with her. Once she goes into her room, she will not come out till morning.Some things were making me wonder if I was even doing the right thing by trusting her.As soon as I spotted her walking towards the room, I blocked her way to have a word with her."Jace! What are you doing?" She motioned for me to step aside."I'm here to get some answers from you," I stated anxiously. I swear I heard moans coming from their room several times."I don’t have time for this. We will talk some other time," she tried excusing, but I didn’t budge."No! I need to know what is going on. You said you didn’t want to be with him, then why are you marrying him?" I hissed at her, trying to keep my calm, but it was becoming impossible in t
That was pretty much a clue for me to check that room. But it was closed. I tried opening it or even pushing it, but it didn’t do anything. I looked at the code and thought to try it, but what if I tried it and it turned out to be wrong and an alarm blared in? I kept looking at it; I have to look at what was inside it. Taking a few steps further, I saw a room with *Sec* written over it. What if sec actually means se*? It could be second, or, wait, it's got to be security. Now all the rooms were locked to keep something from escaping, but this one was opened. I helped myself in. The biggest surprise that I got was that there were computers showing some footage. I was shocked when I saw there were cameras everywhere in his town, and this was the place where he used to watch everything. "That’s how he used to know what was happening around?" I was surprised but also intrigued.I sat on the chair and looked at the cameras. There was no footage from inside anyone’s house, so that meant th
"What are you looking at?" Xavier asked, watching me stare at the sky while we lay on the mattress on the rooftop."This will be our star," I giggled, drunk."You have drink too much, my love," He shifted his side toward me and planted a kiss on my shoulders."You make me happy," I babbled, laughing and kissing his hand, holding it to my chest."We both are each other’s paradise," he uttered, kissing my earlobe and making me giggle. "I love you, Xavier," I whispered happily."Maddox," he looked at the sky and mumbled out of the blue. I was the one drunk, but his words made me wonder if he was also wasted."What?" I asked. This time, I had my face turned toward him."I’ll name my first child Maddox, Maddox Charming," he said, a wide smile on his face. He tangled his fingers in mine and held my hand tightly. I was glad inside. Talking about children meant our relationship was growing. ‘’What if it is a girl?’’ I turned my face to him and watched him with love. He was looking at the st