Chapter 43:

Nicole didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Best option, Cry...

She rammed her knuckles together, before breathing in the aura of the man that sat opposite her. He was examining her- That was for sure, with those long feminine lashes that seemed to linger in her body for quite a lot of time.

Xander pressed her arm lightly, as an indication that everything was going to be okay, he was shivering too. She could feel it from his trembling hands. The room was eerily quiet, no one making a noise, that even the sound of a dropping pin could be heard.

Lucas and Zane were nowhere to be seen. The maids stood at a far corner of the room, their head bowed. Nicole gazed around, why in the hell was it even worse than Xander's manor?

It gave her the creepy feeling, especially in front of the man who owned the house.

"Xander." He finally speaks up, and they both stare up at him, his voice is hard, nothing compared to sweet, something dark lingering in his voice. He tilted his head over to Nicole, sta