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After Xavier kissed my forehead, he turned around and left without a word. That was by far the weirdest thing that I had experienced the entire day, including kissing Ryan.

I turned away from the door, and stared at the spot where Ryan was seated, I hoped he'd come back so we could continue what we were doing before Xavier barged in.

But he never came back.

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For the next few days, I lived like a prisoner that I was in Xavier's house. I had thought that the little sweet gesture he displayed before he left would make things better, but it didn't.

That little action confused me though, but I hoped he'd maybe explain when I finally saw him.

The only good part of it was the fact that I didn't see him at all, I hadn't even caught a glimpse of him, Ryan and Zade. I had been thinking about the three of them, Zade especially.

I had breakfast with the rest of the maids in the dining hall. It was little, but very healthy. After I was done, I grabbed my plate and headed to the
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