Mayor’s POV:I had plans for all of them, but my priority was Phoenix’s recovery. The doctors had done a great job of taking care of her, but shockingly, she hadn’t woken up yet. A whole day had passed while she was still asleep."Xavier! The clients are asking for you." Jace said, walking into my room and watching me fix my hair. I took one last glance in the mirror before heading out to the kitchen. Jace was literally handling all the business at that moment, and, truth be told, I cared less about anything other than Phoenix."You take care of them," I replied, paying less attention. I looked for the tray they had set for her, and a sigh of relief escaped my lips. It was the first time they hadn’t missed anything, or maybe they knew this time they were going to get punished hard because of how sensitive I was to her. Anything could happen."Xavier, don’t you think you are giving too much of your time to this issue?" He literally bumped into me when I halted suddenly."Well, that’s s
Mayor’s POV:I loved watching Morgan squirm and cry. He wasn’t that miserable when he was torturing her. The fact that he thought he could come into my town and hurt what matters most to me was mind-boggling."You will be punished," I smirked, watching him become terrified at the prospect of having to pay for his sins."I’ve a kid, a family. Please don’t hurt me. My son will be waiting for me. Please don’t let him suffer," he begged, not remembering that the girl he harassed was also somebody’s child. And that fueled me even more."You worry about your son, yet you attempted to destroy someone else’s kid’s life. That innocent girl over there is your family. She has never done anything bad to anyone, has she?" I yelled the last part and could sense his body shudder in fear."I’m so so--rry" he burst into crying and lowered his face. Why was his crying not affecting me? It was rather comforting.His sight made me remember every single person who had hurt innocent people, including the t
Mayor’s POV:Morgan’s Flashback:I saw her walking in my direction. A part of me wanted to hide, but how would I get what I wanted if I didn’t open up about my feelings for her?"Uncle Morgan?" She hurriedly pulled the bathrobe over her chest and looked at me in bewilderment."Yeah, I wanted to know if you needed something." I lied. Of course, I didn’t care about her needs. My needs are my priority."Well, you don’t have to waste your energy. I'll ask my aunt if there's anything I need." She was blunt. That scared me. I mentally thought that it would be difficult to get what I want from her.I have always known that she was a bit rude and that was something that scared me of her."No, I--I just care so much about you." I stumbled over my words. Looking into her eyes was going to mess up my thoughts."Thank you so much, but I can take care of myself." She flipped her hair and slammed the door in my face. How rude that I brought her here and all she gives me is this attitude! It wasn’t
Morgan’s FlashBack:I crawled into the bed to grab her, and the instant I punched her to knock her down and pull her back, she bit me."Aaargh!" a loud scream escaped my lips as I was in pain. "BITCH!" I yelled as her teeth pierced through my skin. The pain was unbearable, and I couldn’t actually take it anymore. "LET GO." I pushed myself up and away from her, and she actually let go of my skin. But before I could grab her again, she rolled down the bed and ran inside the bathroom, locking the door behind her.I followed her, but it was too late. I kicked the door once and twice, but then she screamed from the other side."YOU FREAKING PERVERT. I HAVE SCISSORS IN MY HANDS. YOU OPEN THIS DOOR AND I AM GOING TO OPEN YOUR STOMACH." Her voice was fearless. Where in the hell did she grab that confidence from?I nervously stepped back and bit my nails as the sweat of a scar formed on my forehead. If she survives the night, she is going to tell my family everything. I stayed in the room, wal
Mayor’s POV:"Why did you have to traumatize her?" I raised my face slowly just to look him in the eyes. He got to see the rage in my eyes, and it shuddered his body."Please, it was not my fault," he begged again, probably shitting his pants just by staring into my eyes."Shushhhhhh," I hushed him shut, putting pressure on closing my eyes, "Exactly, it’s not your fault. Anyone will fall in love with her. So whatever you did was not your fault." I said, and watching me agree with him made him relax a bit. I saw a smile appear on his face, and I actually felt bad for him. This poor guy had been through a lot, and it wasn’t his fault either."Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Mayor." He blinked with difficulty, yammering through his dry lips. The bruises had gotten worse on his body after the constant beatings."You don’t deserve this humiliation, this pain," I uttered, making him nod in agreement with me. The smile on his face kept growing bigger. Then I pulled my hand out of the pocket and se
Mayor’s POV:I’ve been out of town for two days, looking for something. And finally, here it was: the house I’d been looking for."Who are you looking for?" a lady answered once I rang the bell. Definitely, it wasn’t my town, so she had no idea who I was."Mr. Morgan lives here?" I asked her, closing one eye as if I had tried and failed to recall his last name."Yes. Who are you?" the lady in black jeans and a white shirt asked me. I failed to notice the frown on her forehead; my mission was to make her even sadder."I’m his friend," I replied, giving a rough eye to the house. That bastard had actually built a very nice house. My guards were now surrounding the house because they were aware that something was going to happen."Then you should know he isn’t home." She acted like a lady who persuaded herself that she knows her husband very well. The fact that instead of guessing that maybe I didn’t know, she just tried being cocky with me."That’s why I came here so that I can bring you
Mayor’s POV:"How’s she?" The instant we entered the mansion, Jace asked Miranda with a concerned look on his face. I watched Miranda’s face in rage as she explained Phoenix’s condition to him. I didn’t wait for them and headed straight to her room. Jace had no right to ask about her after he put her life in so much danger."No!" Phoenix yelled at the sight of me. I didn’t like it whenever she was startled by my image. I remember wanting everybody to be afraid of me, but it no longer felt good."It’s me, Phoenix!" I made an attempt, but she screamed again and hid her face while pulling up her knees closer to her chest. She was still sitting in one corner of the room."Phoenix," I uttered, sitting on the floor on my knee."You --you hi--t me." she said through sobs and not raising her face."No, I didn’t. I did raise the belt, but it wasn’t for you." Basically, she was thinking that she passed out because of me."GOOOOO, LEAVE ME ALONE." Her shout made me shiver. Her hate was breaking
Mayor’s POV:She ran into my arms, wrapping her hands around me and tugging her face against my chest. I held my breath for a moment so I wouldn’t scare her. It was something I’d never felt before. As much as I have craved this day, the fear that it was a dream was making me worry.If it indeed was a dream, didn’t want to wake up from it. The scent of her hair was slowly intoxicating me. Her warm body in my embrace gave me chills down my spine. It was this moment when I felt like crashing my lips against hers, but I didn’t even hug her back for a moment. I was too scared to do that. I didn’t want to alarm her with my touch.It was like having a bird that flew away and sat down on a tea branch. One could see her, but making a move would alarm her into flying away. You want to touch her, but the situation is so fragile that all you can do is sit nearby and watch her. Phoenix was that bird for me. I didn’t want to scare her, but I had to get her closer, so I lightly pulled my arms around