CHAPTER 85 (DEEP SLUMBER)

XAVIER'S POV

My uncle walked out of the door but not after staring down in a way that made me reconsider the way I had acted towards him.

I had thought he was going to attack me and had even prayed he would. I needed an opportunity to unleash the anger and pain that was inside of me.

When he left, I sat down on the bed beside Anna, abandoning my chair which had toppled to the ground when I had risen to rebuke my uncle. My legs felt weak as I looked at her.

I used all my energy to stand up. My heart was still racing in my chest. Like a child who had just done something wrong. I knew my uncle wasn't going to let it slip. He was going to come for me and the knowledge made something flip in my stomach.

I shook my head in an attempt to push away all the thoughts in my head and concentrated on the girl beside me.

I stroked her ear lightly, pulling the locks of hair that had made it to her face behind her ears. I heaved a sigh as my hands caressed her cheeks gently. They were cold, if she