ANNA’S POVEvery cell in my body was close to exploding as Xavier continued thrusting hard and fast into me. It was only a matter of time before I came undone around his thick cock in a crashing wave of pleasure.As my folds constricted around him following the aftermath of my orgasm, Xavier let out a grunt and soon, I felt the strings of his sperm pump into me.We remained still against the tree for a moment longer before he pulled out of me. The absence of his body against mine left an emptiness in my skin. I heard him putting on his clothes and I slowly pulled down my dress, making myself in a more presentable state.I loved Xavier. I wanted him with every pore in my skin and every cell in my body, I needed him, but I had just been too careful around him. I thought he was playing with me. I thought it was all a joke to him. Somewhere within me, I thought he was still working with his uncle; at a point, I thought he was too much of a coward. But after everything he went through, I
ANNA’S POVHer question caused my eyes to blink a couple of times before I could come up with any solution in my head. But she was already a step ahead of me. Before I could speak, she turned left and right, confirming that there was no one watching, and then she pulled my right arm towards an empty room in the corridor.“You have been with Xavier; I can smell him all over you!” she hissed as soon as the door closed behind us.“I… we—”“You don’t even need to deny it. That is not what bothers me. My concern is why you are here. I told you to stop coming here. We have nothing in common anymore and the king, my mate, doesn’t want you here, yet you came and as I can see it, you are here for him,” she said with eyes that stared down at me as if she wanted to touch my soul with those orbs.My mouth opened and closed like a fish as I tried to come up with a good cover story but in the end, I couldn’t keep it within me anymore. I have tolerated her cowardice for long enough.“I am here to se
ANNA’S POV“There is nothing here, Anna,” Xena repeated, and something snapped in my head.This wasn’t right. The weapons were here… unless…“Shit!” I cursed, turning away from the room. I started heading out with a frown fixed on my face like a detective on a mission. This was a sabotage.“Anna!” I could hear Xena’s footsteps behind me, but I couldn’t bring myself to stop now. It was like I had started a streak of activities that I couldn’t stop until they were completed.I was just about to step out of the warehouse together when Xena pulled me back with such force I got pulled out of the firestorm in my head.“Anna, where are you going so fast? Where are the weapons… if they ever existed, that is?” she cried out as our eyes met in a fierce battle.Then it occurred to me that she didn’t understand the magnitude of the situation. “I need to inform Kelvin. This is a major issue. What if it has been stolen? We need to go after it before those weapons fall into the wrong hands!” I said
XAVIER’S POV“I see that you have made your choice?” Edna said the moment I walked into the house.I was exhausted and my heart was heavy but as I heard her voice, my mind closed off every drawback I had. I had to finish this. I had to end this madness with Uncle Lartes. I had to put him in his place and if Anna still wanted me after it was over, then I would know that she was being sincere. For now, I had to move on with my plans.“Are you with me on this?” Edna added, taking a step closer to me.I took a deep breath and my fists tightened. “Yes,” I said coming to stand before her. “I have made up my mind. Let us end this.”Edna let a small smile slip off her lips and then she turned away from me, heading out of the room. “Good, I was just speaking to Nico. Everything is ready. We should set sail by morning.”A frown formed on my face, not because we were leaving so soon but because Nico was supposed to speak to me and not… well not just her. “Did he come here?” I asked as I went af
XAVIER’S POVA frown covered my face as the name settled into my head.“Charles is her friend,” I pointed out to her.She nodded and sniffled at the same time. “That is what baffles me. Because it means that Charles has been lying to us all. I thought he cared about the people’s happiness… but this only proves that he works for Uncle Lartes. He was his spy. His eyes were on the island, and I was so stupid I thought we had bought our way through all the sailors and none of them reported us to Lartes…”She let her fingers get into her hair and she pulled at it in frustration. I could feel the aura of pain coming from her and I drew closer once more, offering her comfort from my hands even though deep down I was developing my own theories.Anna wasn’t weak. She wouldn’t just let Charles and a couple of men take her away. If Charles was a spy for Uncle Lartes, then I could as well say Anna was working for him too. Or maybe this was just their plan to disappear.Anna was good at disappeari
ANNA’S POVThere was an intense banging in my head as my consciousness started weaving itself back to life. I tried to open my eyes but the bright light around me, didn’t help with the banging going on in my head, so I closed it once more.I held my head and tried to figure out why the light in my room was so bright. I felt around my bed cover, trying to guess the position I was sleeping in so that I would know if I was closer to the switch and then I would turn it off.But as my hands connected to what was supposed to be my bed, I felt a very hard surface that was nothing like I had expected. My eyes flew open once more but this time I was prepared for the bright light. I turned my eyes down to the surface I was on, and I found that I was on the ground.A very cold ground.The realization caused a very cold chill to sweep through me but as soon as it passed my brain, it turned out to be just what I needed. It jumped started my brain and memories of the last couple of hours returned.
ANNA’S POVI couldn’t hate Charles because I understood how he felt. I didn’t approve of his ways of getting what he wanted by selling others but because I was going to use him to get to information that could help me get Xavier, I didn’t blame him.When he left my determination increased. I would make sure my death left behind a massacre. My entire being was prepared and when the door opened for the third time, I was more than ready.Four bulky guards came into the room and a smile covered my face as they stared at me, trying to see if I was going to attack.“It’s good that you have learned.” I laughed, waving my hand in the air. “But it's fine. I am not going to bite. Take me to Lartes.”They stared at one another before one developed the courage and came closer to me. He reached his hands to my arms, and I happily raised my shoulders to give him better access.They led me out of the room, and I took my time to study the outside world. Who knew, in my massacre, I might find just a p
XAVIER’S POVMorning came and we began to prepare for the journey. Edna was very good with preparations, I had to give her that because by the time I woke up, she had the ships ready, and all weapons were already loaded into the ships.“Is there anything I can help with?” I asked when I got to the ship.She came before and cocked her head to the side with a smile on her face. “There is a lot I would want you to do to help…” she whispered, and I saw that strange emotion I couldn’t define swim through her eyes again.My brows furrowed as I waited for her to go on with the talk, but she didn’t. she just stood there taking in my face as if this was the first time, she saw me.“Edna?” I called softly, hoping to snap her out of whatever she was seeing.She blinked and turned away. “There is nothing to do from this end. Get into your cabin, and we will set sail in…” her voice trailed as she moved her eyes to the small silver wristwatch in her hands, “In five minutes. Is there something you n