Whenever his lips came in contact with hers, Halle knew right there and then that there was no way she could resist him. His hand moved up to her face and he buried his fingers in her hair, tugging and then pulling her closer until there wasn’t any more space between their lips. Then he pulled back, leaving her standing there, confused, burning, and wanting. Xavier looked down at her with a serious expression, his brows furrowed deeply and his arms crossed over his chest. “You should change back to your clothes,” He said. Why was he suddenly so cold and detached? He sounded strained like he was on the verge of anger…or something else. “Change,” He swallowed thickly and then turned away, making his way to the desk that was close to his window. Halle didn’t argue, not yet at least. She went back into the closet and changed out of the beautiful dress he had gifted her, placing it back in the box with care and a faint smile on her lips. When she walked out, he was leaning over his
Xavier had moved Anna to the bed nit long after, placing soft kisses on her skin, along with silent promises that made her shiver. He didn’t stop kissing her, he didn’t stop touching her until they were at it again, hands on each other, bodies wild with pleasure and passion, they didn’t stop until they were spent and then spent all over again. Halle had fallen asleep from content exhaustion at some point, she could feel his warm breath on her neck as she slept and his lips stretching into a smile. His arm rested on her bare chest, that was still heaving from tiredness, their bodies slick with sweat even in the cold weather. He was…so gentle with her. Morning came soon, much to Halle's dismay. Sunlight seeped through the dark drapes that had shielded the windows, actually they were already drawn…Halle remembered that neither of them had bothered trying to close it up, they were too consumed in each other to bother with anything else. Halle's eyes slowly opened, a moan sli
“Hellooo?” The knock was fast and urgent but the voice very much annoying. Halle could tell it was Xavier’s cousin, Victoria, despite her voice being middle by the thick wooden door. “Ugh…” Xavier groaned, obviously as annoyed as Halle was that their moment was disrupted but Halle was also secretly thankful because any more minute she chose to spend in his bed might lead to something else and her body was so not ready for that right now. Right? “I’m going to—”“Don’t even think about it,” Xavier interrupted the second Halle wanted to mention putting on her clothes. Where were her clothes anyways? “Stay, I’ll be back,” Then his tongue dive straight past her lips and his teeth grazed them lightly before pulling away leaving Halle a breathless mess. He pulled the sheets off his body and stepped down from the bed, his perfect ass was in full view and Halle enjoyed it. He grabbed a pair of cotton joggers and put them on, walking to the door while mumbling about his displea
June is an ass kisser. Halle felt almost stupid that it too her this long to realize it. June wasn’t rude to the people she considered high-class and top of the food chain, Victoria and Xavier were all of those things and more which was why June treated them with revered respect if that was a thing, same with Martha and the men that always lingered around Monty and Stan. And Halle? She was just a woman that didn’t deserve the position she was in due to her background that June knew absolutely nothing about but yet the woman looked down on her like she was a piece of a dead fly’s wing in the mud. Sometimes it made Halle wonder if the woman could actually see the stains that she carried from her childhood but always dismisses the thought because that would be stupid. June just hated her for some reason, and unknown reason that Halle was slowly beginning to accept but that didn’t mean she would keep quiet like a fool when she was obviously offended. June had begrudgingly offered to
The drive wasn't as long as she thought it would be, Halle spent the entire drive talking to Victoria. They talked about everything, from their favorite food to the types of menial jobs they’ve both some, surprisingly, Victoria listed off a lot and told Halle of the time she moved to Thailand where no one knew her, and spent two years working small jobs to make ends meet. After Victoria was done with her story, Halle looked at her, mouth agape. “I'm never going to understand rich people,” She shook her head, which made Victoria laugh loudly and Xavier who was seated right next to Halle snorted. “You're both noisy,”“And you’re jealous she isn’t pouring all of her attention on you,” Victoria replied, stuck her tongue out, and then laughed at Xavier’s expression. “I am,” He agreed, “I don’t like her talking to anyone else other than me,”Halle raised a brow, “Because I’m a pet or what?”“Something of that sort,” Xavier said with a grin, Halle gasped and smacked his shoulder p
Tunde looked at Halle with a reassuring smile that seemed to be tinged with worry. “I'm sure everything is going to be fine, after all, Xavier’s best at ignoring the people he cares about,” When he said the last part, his tone dropped and dripped with venom…his eyes narrowed and he looked at Xavier with an unfathomable gaze. Halle heard a tick, Xavier’s expression had hardened and he was now openly glaring at the man who stood in from of them. “Yeah, you know I also learnt that skill from you,”Were they… “Xavier, Tunde…you both shouldn’t do this today,” Victoria suffer sounding like this wasn’t the first time and she was already exhausted from it, “It is a happy occasion…somewhat…if I could go back in time I might stop you from ever being born,” Victoria admitted with a bark of laughter, Tunde shook his head while the corners of Xavier’s lips lifted. “Me too,” He said. Then the tension between them dissipated and Victoria let out a low sigh of relief that Halle was sure sh
"Me?”“He's been glaring daggers at me for the past two minutes, any longer and I would probably combust into flames from his glare,” Tunde patted her head, “He really loves you,”Damn. She would never get tired of hearing that, but she also couldn’t help the doubt that bloomed in her heart. Could a man actually and fully love her? Even after he learns about her past? “I think you love him a lot as well,” Halle countered and as she expected, his gaze hardened and he immediately looked defensive. “Xavier and I are no longer friends,” He said stiffly. “But you aren’t enemies either,”Tunde pursed his lips and his shoulders shook with a silent laugh, “Well I threw this whole shit for him…my last birthday with him,” Tuned smiled sadly as he spoke and Halle's eyes watered as well, she pulled him into a hug and patted his back comfortingly. “I think about it every day as well,” Halle said, “But he wouldn’t want us to be sad because of him,”“Yeah, the dumbass is so fucking u
There was a terrace that led to a balcony with a small garden. Halle walked slowly to the garden, enjoying the cool breeze that caressed her skin and calmed her raging thoughts. Her hormones were doing a lot, she wanted him and this was what she was afraid of that once she had him, she would never have enough. Infatuated. This was what Greta had warned her about even when she had told the woman that she wanted to be with him despite it all. Now the intensity of the emotions she felt towards him scared her, love. She loved him but there was this niggling at the back of her mind that told her she would get hurt if she gave her all. Halle didn’t want to give her all. She wanted to be under the illusion that this was just doing Martha a favor, or she was trying to keep him happy before he succumbs to his illness but no. No. She knew it was more than that. Once Halle reached the balcony, she fished out her phone from her purse and dialed Greta's number, her heart and mind a myriad