Those Old Boots

…Mekayla POV…

Xavien is not himself after the encounter with Raymond. I do not know if he is scared that he is going to lose me or if he won't be able to protect me.

Yes, that woman and Raymond have gone too far, but there is no way that I am giving into their schemes. To think that she went as far as to do something like this is beyond me; I doubt that my father and Catalina know about it, for they would have never approved.

The fact that it has gone and spiraled so out of control does scare me. First, it was Damian coming after me, and now it is Raymond. I can honestly say that I have truly tested Xavien's love for me. I sometimes wonder if I am not pushing him too much, but I know him, and he is a man that will not do something if he does not feel it is right.

So, after spending an endless amount of time in the bathroom this morning experiencing the very first joys of an expecting mother, I make my way back into the room where Xavien is sneakily