The arrival of Mr. Xavier was met with shock from everyone. Even I never thought he would come here to defend me."Mr. Mayor?" Derrell took a step back and quickly tied his hands behind his back, standing like an obedient student. I felt a tingling sensation just looking at him. I don’t know what to call those feelings because every time I see him, my heart jumps up and down in my chest. I would feel butterflies fly around and give me tingles."Oh! So you still remember you are not supposed to be rude to her?" Xavier shoved his hands in his coat and raised a brow. The clenching of his jaw when staring at Derrell should have been a hint for him not to call me again."Sir, she wanted to see my daughter and I don’t want her, aro---" I don’t know if Xavier noticed my frown or what, but he pointed out the exact thing that bugged me."I believe Phoenix is your daughter, too. Why are you such a bastard?" I noticed how calmly Xavier abused Derrell, and Derrell didn’t really dare utter a word
"You’ll join us at the dinner table tonight," he still didn’t answer me. In fact, he invited me for a dinner with everyone and walked away. I had no idea why he was dodging the question, but then again, sitting around a table with Miranda and Jace wasn’t a good idea at all. Xavier has to be planning something.Caring less about the people I was going to tolerate at the dinner table and more about my presence, I picked up a dress from the three dresses Xavier has sent me for the dinner.I walked down the staircase, looking at them as they stared back at me while already being seated.I could see the glow on Xavier’s face and the affection in Jaces’s smile. They both kept looking at me, making me trip one too many times."Here," Xavier cut off Jace’s words in the mid-way as Jace was about to offer me a seat with him. I was not going to sit with Jace, no matter what. He had been inappropriate with me, and I have not forgiven him for that. Xavier was sitting on the head chair while Jace w
"You were awake until now, and suddenly you are sleepy?" Xavier seemed to have noticed how upset I sounded now.. "Well, I’m sleepy now. What can we do about it?" I replied in a dejected tone, trying to walk away, but a hold against my arm halted my steps. "You really want to know why?" he asked in a whisper, making me gulp but keep my head lowered."Ignorance is not always bliss," I commented. "It’s because I---" he halted. He hadn’t even finished yet when my heart started pounding in my chest. "I don’t wanna lose you, Phoenix," and by the time he said that, my whole body felt goosebumps. He was standing behind me, holding me by my arm. I was facing away from him, but I felt the intensity in his words. I was too shocked to move a muscle. "Because I don’t know what you have done to me," his whisper in my ear gave me chills. He had come closer to my body; I could feel his warm body behind me. So close that I knew if I moved a muscle, our bodies would connect. "Why?" I asked again.
I closed my eyes when a tingling sensation warmed my body as his soft lips pressed against mine. It took us a minute to respond again. Slowly feeling each other’s touch, we deepened our kiss. Parting his lips from mine for a moment before he sucked my lower lip as I sucked his upper lip passionately. It was a matter of time before I grabbed his coat and pulled him even close than before. He swiftly clasped his hands around my butt, fondling my ass in his hands. I moaned, feeling his touch. His one hand caressed my cheek as his tongue demanded an entry. I gave him pleasure back by sucking his tongue. Our bodies had started to heat up, and that’s when I realized that if I didn’t stop right now, we would break all the limits between us. I broke the kiss while not pulling entirely away from him. "What happened?" he asked me, breathing profusely. We were just staring at each other’s lips."I think we should slow down," I replied, my eyes traveling down to see the rise and fall of his che
The next few days were really painful. I was ignored by him, and that started to hurt me like a bitch. I did make an attempt to talk to him, but my every attempt was a complete failure. I was beginning to think I should have been honest with him instead of hurting his feelings like that. I took a deep breath and promised to meet him again and speak honestly with him this time. Or at least ask him what his plan is regarding me. "Xavier?" I saw him come along with Jace from the office. They were discussing something serious, and the sad part was that he walked past me, not paying me any attention. Jace, on the other hand, wanted to stop by, but Xavier’s proceeding steps dragged him along. I knew Jace would pass a taunt or two about how Xavier is better than me, so I was glad he didn’t stop. "Are you not going to talk to me anymore?" I muttered, tired of this hide-and-seek game."Fine, I’m leaving then," I said in a loud voice, making Xavier stop in his tracks. Their backs were vis
I didn’t know if Xavier and Zoe had crossed limits; to my knowledge, the only person Zoe has been caught with is Xavier. I couldn’t hold back the anger boiling in my veins, but I acted calmly in front of Derrell."She is not a teenager you can control," I scoffed at him for lying about her age and running her life for years. She didn’t get to enjoy her teen life because she never grew past 15 years of age."It doesn’t matter. I don’t want a pregnant, unmarried daughter," Derrell grunted at me."Then don’t; I will take her with me," I loudly stated, but Derrell shook his head even more vigorously this time."No! I will not let my daughter walk away with you." He stubbornly placed his hands on his waist and kept glaring into my face.I realized I needed to first confront Xavier. I wouldn’t want my sister to have the same fate as Olivia."It’s okay. I will take care of her," Mia promised me, as she, too, wanted me to let Zoe stay here."I’ll fix everything and till then you, you keep you
I watched him stare away. He seemed to have been zoned out."Thinking of a baby's name?" I taunted him, looking upset and angry. I couldn't believe how many emotions I was experiencing. I was constantly shivering and wiping my eyes clean to get rid of the tears. He had noticed it all. There was no way anything could hide from his eyes."And just because I’m sexy, you assumed it has to be my sperm making her pregnant?" His choice of words shocked me, but what shocked me more was his attempt to say that he wasn’t the father."Who else had she been with?" I folded my arms over my chest to question him."We are talking about Zoe, right?" He then chuckled sarcastically. I was shocked because I never said a name."Right!" I bobbed my head."So, what makes you think I impregnated her?" he inquired, with a sigh of exhaustion heaving across his lips."I’ve seen you with her many times. I don’t even know what you guys have been doing behind my back even now," I argued, neither of us moving an i
"How filthy of you to ask something like that from me, and how stupid of me to think that you actually loved me," I muttered as I refused to believe I fell for someone like him. "Really!" he bobbed his head in sarcasm. "You know what’s------sad?" I asked and was about to cry when I tried holding in the tears. My voice cracked as I tried to make a sentence."Do tell me," He asked, faking a sad face and staring at me. "That I actually believed you for once, " I whimpered, even after trying so hard not to cry. And he kept smiling like an idiot. Which shattered me even more. "Hm! You believed what?" He continued to ask me, resting his hand on the wall behind me and locking me in his arms. "That you loved me," I whispered under my breath. I don’t even know why I was feeling like I had been betrayed when we weren't even together, but the pain was too much."You were over here trying to look good and perfect and making me believe ---you would never disrespect me yet you are suggesting s