"You were awake until now, and suddenly you are sleepy?" Xavier seemed to have noticed how upset I sounded now.. "Well, I’m sleepy now. What can we do about it?" I replied in a dejected tone, trying to walk away, but a hold against my arm halted my steps. "You really want to know why?" he asked in a whisper, making me gulp but keep my head lowered."Ignorance is not always bliss," I commented. "It’s because I---" he halted. He hadn’t even finished yet when my heart started pounding in my chest. "I don’t wanna lose you, Phoenix," and by the time he said that, my whole body felt goosebumps. He was standing behind me, holding me by my arm. I was facing away from him, but I felt the intensity in his words. I was too shocked to move a muscle. "Because I don’t know what you have done to me," his whisper in my ear gave me chills. He had come closer to my body; I could feel his warm body behind me. So close that I knew if I moved a muscle, our bodies would connect. "Why?" I asked again.
I closed my eyes when a tingling sensation warmed my body as his soft lips pressed against mine. It took us a minute to respond again. Slowly feeling each other’s touch, we deepened our kiss. Parting his lips from mine for a moment before he sucked my lower lip as I sucked his upper lip passionately. It was a matter of time before I grabbed his coat and pulled him even close than before. He swiftly clasped his hands around my butt, fondling my ass in his hands. I moaned, feeling his touch. His one hand caressed my cheek as his tongue demanded an entry. I gave him pleasure back by sucking his tongue. Our bodies had started to heat up, and that’s when I realized that if I didn’t stop right now, we would break all the limits between us. I broke the kiss while not pulling entirely away from him. "What happened?" he asked me, breathing profusely. We were just staring at each other’s lips."I think we should slow down," I replied, my eyes traveling down to see the rise and fall of his che
The next few days were really painful. I was ignored by him, and that started to hurt me like a bitch. I did make an attempt to talk to him, but my every attempt was a complete failure. I was beginning to think I should have been honest with him instead of hurting his feelings like that. I took a deep breath and promised to meet him again and speak honestly with him this time. Or at least ask him what his plan is regarding me. "Xavier?" I saw him come along with Jace from the office. They were discussing something serious, and the sad part was that he walked past me, not paying me any attention. Jace, on the other hand, wanted to stop by, but Xavier’s proceeding steps dragged him along. I knew Jace would pass a taunt or two about how Xavier is better than me, so I was glad he didn’t stop. "Are you not going to talk to me anymore?" I muttered, tired of this hide-and-seek game."Fine, I’m leaving then," I said in a loud voice, making Xavier stop in his tracks. Their backs were vis
I didn’t know if Xavier and Zoe had crossed limits; to my knowledge, the only person Zoe has been caught with is Xavier. I couldn’t hold back the anger boiling in my veins, but I acted calmly in front of Derrell."She is not a teenager you can control," I scoffed at him for lying about her age and running her life for years. She didn’t get to enjoy her teen life because she never grew past 15 years of age."It doesn’t matter. I don’t want a pregnant, unmarried daughter," Derrell grunted at me."Then don’t; I will take her with me," I loudly stated, but Derrell shook his head even more vigorously this time."No! I will not let my daughter walk away with you." He stubbornly placed his hands on his waist and kept glaring into my face.I realized I needed to first confront Xavier. I wouldn’t want my sister to have the same fate as Olivia."It’s okay. I will take care of her," Mia promised me, as she, too, wanted me to let Zoe stay here."I’ll fix everything and till then you, you keep you
I watched him stare away. He seemed to have been zoned out."Thinking of a baby's name?" I taunted him, looking upset and angry. I couldn't believe how many emotions I was experiencing. I was constantly shivering and wiping my eyes clean to get rid of the tears. He had noticed it all. There was no way anything could hide from his eyes."And just because I’m sexy, you assumed it has to be my sperm making her pregnant?" His choice of words shocked me, but what shocked me more was his attempt to say that he wasn’t the father."Who else had she been with?" I folded my arms over my chest to question him."We are talking about Zoe, right?" He then chuckled sarcastically. I was shocked because I never said a name."Right!" I bobbed my head."So, what makes you think I impregnated her?" he inquired, with a sigh of exhaustion heaving across his lips."I’ve seen you with her many times. I don’t even know what you guys have been doing behind my back even now," I argued, neither of us moving an i
"How filthy of you to ask something like that from me, and how stupid of me to think that you actually loved me," I muttered as I refused to believe I fell for someone like him. "Really!" he bobbed his head in sarcasm. "You know what’s------sad?" I asked and was about to cry when I tried holding in the tears. My voice cracked as I tried to make a sentence."Do tell me," He asked, faking a sad face and staring at me. "That I actually believed you for once, " I whimpered, even after trying so hard not to cry. And he kept smiling like an idiot. Which shattered me even more. "Hm! You believed what?" He continued to ask me, resting his hand on the wall behind me and locking me in his arms. "That you loved me," I whispered under my breath. I don’t even know why I was feeling like I had been betrayed when we weren't even together, but the pain was too much."You were over here trying to look good and perfect and making me believe ---you would never disrespect me yet you are suggesting s
I rushed out of the room and started calling Zoe, but every time I called her, my call would be disconnected.I had a feeling that Derrell was holding her phone. In that case, I knew I couldn’t do anything if I didn’t visit her."What is going on?" Jace appeared when he saw me briskly rushing into the driveway and calling the driver."Tell me, maybe I can help," he insisted, stepping in my way and making me roll my eyes at him. The last thing I want is help from him."My business is not your business." I warned him, trying to walk past him, but he kept blocking my way."I understand you are angry with me. I shouldn’t have---," he paused as he closed his eyes and tried showing how difficult it is for him to even talk about it."But you did. It is because you thought you had power over my body. You are only regretting because I am not believing your half ass apology," I muttered as I glared into his eyes. Men like these, who think they will abuse anyone and then just apologize, were the
I took the car back home to discuss it with Xavier this time. But before I could meet him in his office again, I met Miranda. She seemed to have been waiting for me in the corridor. Because the instant she got a glimpse of me, she straightened her back and prepared herself for yet another argument.Honestly speaking, I was getting sick and tired of her at this point."Yes Miranda? What do you want now?" I asked in exhaustion, not in the mood for an argument, but I knew she wouldn’t rest until she had bothered me to the point that she heard something from me."You were rude to him. Do you know how everyone was looking at you when you barged into the office and ruined the meeting? I understand you think you are invincible, but you cannot disrespect him like that. Everybody would be talking about how a mere girl is toying with Mayor Xavier. She started a bunch of nonsense. I don’t understand why anyone would talk about us. About the meeting, I was embarrassed. I did that. But I would rat
"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