My turn...

Xander's POV…

He could feel his breathing becoming heavy as he searched her eyes, needing to hear the right words from her.

Why had she discarded their union so callously? Did she not see how devoted he was to her? How much he couldn't exist without her?

"They had me bound and I couldn't escape". She choked up the last bit and began to sob again.

"They had you what?" he asked thinking he had misheard her.

"I tried so hard to awaken but I couldn't," spoke with a pained expression recalling her ordeal.

Her words felt like embers igniting a burning flame in his chest.In an instant his body transformed into the monster that he was, placed her down on the couch next to him then stood up and walked to the balcony door.

"Who?" he asked, ready to take flight."Who would dare???" he roared, his voice echoing in the distance.

She was taking too long to respond. He needed to know now so that he could unleash untold horrors on them. She moved towards him then embraced him from behind, trying