Xavier sat in his sleek black car, his hands gripping the leather steering wheel tightly. Beads of sweat dotted his forehead as the adrenaline coursed through his veins. He had just finished interrogating another lackey from the Delgados, making sure to cause the man unimaginable pain while also extracting the vital information he needed to finally bring those bastards down once and for all, to prove to them that he would forever be ahead, The Stone family will always be on top! Xavuer has already accepted that was running out for him. His terminal illness was a constant reminder of his mortality, a reminder that he had to set everything in place faster before his child would be born, his child that would be in no way introduced to this life except if it’s mother chooses that path.And the Halle Xavier knew would not choose such a path for her child.This was why she was the best candidate.The only woman he could trust with such responsibility.As he drove through the city, Xav
“Did you just compliment me?” Xavier had raised and eye brow and gave one of his annoying smirks that made Halle regret complimenting him in the first place.“You are right though,” He grinned, “I do look good today,” He emphasized by taking off his suit and opening the top buttons if his dress shirt, giving a peek of the smooth skin beneath the white shirt.Halle’s eyes widened and she immediately looked away.“Wh...What are you doing?” “Tempting you with my good looks,” Xavier replied with a smirk as he began rolling up his sleeves up his elbows all the while maintaining eye contact with Halle.It was suddenly too hot for her too handle.Halle cleared her throat and tried to clear her mind as well.“I’d almost forgotten how much of a narcissist you are,” She muttered under her heavy breaths. She heard him laugh, it was such a beautiful sound she couldn’t help but lift her head and stare.There were two dents in his cheeks and his eyes twinkled with delight.It made her lip
As they walked out of the restaurant, Halle leaned on Xavier's arm, enjoying the warmth that seeped through his clothes and his addictive scent that seemed to relax her. The cool night air brushed against her face, offering a refreshing breeze that calmed the churning in her stomach.They strolled along the quiet streets in a comfortable silence, Halle could hears Xavier’s soft breaths, nothing needed to be said between them. Halle took deep breaths, feeling the nausea slowly dissipate.Xavier glanced at Halle, his concern still evident in his eyes. "Are you feeling any better now?" he asked gently, his liquid brown gaze resting on her skin like the wind’s caress.Halle nodded, her smile more genuine, "Yeah, I feel much better, thank you. I guess I should’ve slowed down with the food," she replied sheepishly, now realizing just how fast she was scarfing down her food like a savage. No wonder he kept smiling at her, she probably became a source of amusement to him again.Xavier chu
Halle remembered her childhood as one woven with laughter, love, and the warmth of a tightly knit family. She and her twin brother, Hector, were inseparable, sharing secrets, dreams, and an unbreakable bond. Halle loved her brother more than life itself and they did almost everything together.Their parents provided a nurturing environment, filled with endless support and encouragement. Halle never felt the pains that the world threw, she was shielded, protected and happy.But she had to learn at a very young age that the universe as a whole hated her happiness. Tragedy struck her family, casting a dark shadow that would forever alter the course of Halle’s life. First, her twin brother Hector met an untimely end in a tragic accident, the one time she had decided to leave him to his own, he ran into a bad crowd and in the end, lost his life and ripped Halle’s heart out in the process. The loss shattered her world, ruined her childhood, leaving her heartbroken and adrift.Halle’s pa
“The procedure was a success!” Horacio chuckled, patting the back of Halle’s palm as he took a step away from the bed.His words made Halle realize just how much of an idiot she had been the whole time!The symptoms were right there and it was all very obvious but yet she didn’t even realize it until Horacio said it to her face, or maybe she did but she was just too scared to admit it.She’s pregnant. Halle turned to the man who was seated next to her, her other hand was in his grasp and his eyes bored deep in to hers like they belonged there. It just felt so right.In his eyes were countless emotions that Halle couldn’t identify but she’s knew that the gentleness in those eyes of his made her knees weak although she was not standing.“it worked,” Xavier said in a low voice, “And you’re sure it worked?” He shifted his almost uncertain gaze to the doctor who was now standing over them at the edge of the bed. “Come on Xavier,” Horacio rolled his eyes as he patted the man’s sho
Everything?Halle exhaled softly and laughed, “Sometimes you’re so intense that it is scary,” Halle voiced out, she knew he could hear the honesty in her voice. He didn’t pull away, instead he got closer and she could feel his lips stretch into a smile in the crook of her neck.“I’m intense?” Halle’s skin broke out in goosebumps from the feel of his warm breath against the soft hairs of her neck. With the knife tightly clutched in her grasp, Halle leaned in to his touch not bothering to hide just how goon it made her feel.“I have always had a passion for cooking,” She began, a small whimper escaping her throat when she felt the tip of his wet tongue against her skin.Hearing grown into her neck made her insides clench tightly, she resisted the urge to drop everything she was doing and just turn around because she knew that would be the end of her cooking.“Really?” He muttered, “Tell me more,” He urged as his hands left her lower belly and drifted down to her thighs, pressing
“I thought your mother supported your dreams?”“People change,” Halle replied as she added beef to her mix and then along with the seasoning that Tabitha had told her were the best in the continent.“Why were you so eager to leave your country?”“For a better life,” She said, she wasn’t lying but she was not telling the full truth either.The silence between them stretched for what seemed like hours but it was for only a few minutes.Halle’s stomach growled loudly as the mouth watering aroma of the food drifted into her nostrils.She could feel like eyes on her as she worked, Halle had not cooked in front of anyone for a really long time, doing it now and talking about her life was kind of therapeutic. She was more relaxed in a kitchen that she’s been in a really long time and her mother’s voice wasn’t reminding her of how much of a failure she would turn out to be as she cooked.Her mother’s voice wasn’t controlling her every movement.It hadn’t been for a while now.“Why di
Halle took a deep breath as she glanced at herself in the mirror, her hand gently resting on her small baby bump. Two months pregnant, and on the verge of an extraordinary milestone in her life. The day of her graduation was finally here. Mixed emotions swirled within her as she thought about the journey she had embarked on to reach where she was currently, it was one filled with ups and downs and one that brought tears to her eyes as she thought about it.Living in the Stone mansion, Halle’s life was anything but a fairytale contrary to what others at school thought whenever she told them where she lived, they were all under the impression that she was the Stone family’s living in house keeper and Halle did not mind leaving it that way for now. However, the impending responsibilities of motherhood and the uncertainties that came with it had left her feeling vulnerable. Most especially because Xavier was not here today. He had gin on another unsanctioned and unexplained trip to Italy,