THE MAFIA

It was quiet.

The only thing that could be heard was their silent breathing, his eyes bored deep into hers and at that moment, Halle felt like her heart had come to a standstill.

At that moment, nothing else mattered but she and the man whose fists were covered in the blood of another who hurt her, whose dark and seemingly empty eyes still burned with anger because of her, whose lips quivered slightly, and then his legs finally left that of the probably dead man on the floor.

Xavier stood to his full height, making Halle’s hand slip from his shoulder, he caught it just in time and placed it on his chest, Halle could feel the hard and fast thumps of his heart beating against her palms.

Her eyes widened slightly when she looked at their hands, the stark contrast his bloody hands and her now stained hand created.

What had she just witnessed?

She breathed out slowly, willing her feet to stay planted on the floor and not run for the hills like her reflexes told her to.

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