...Xavien POV...It was a cold rainy Christmas night; the Caruso Family returned home after an eventful evening full of laughter and smiles at their dear family friends, the Johnsons. It was relatively late, and my father did not feel confident to take the long way home, so I offered to drive instead. Now driving in the rain is not something that makes me feel at ease. Yet that is not an excuse for what happened only but five minutes after we pulled onto the icy roads.I was going at a fairly decent speed, taking my time and safely navigating my way through the pouring rain. The mood was joyful; we were making plans for the after Christmas party for the next day. It was Caruso Family tradition only to hand out presents the day after; my mom used to say that then it is more appreciated for giving a gift on Christmas day was more of a task than a pleasure.With only a few minutes into our trip, the car caught an ice patch on the road, the tires slipped sharply to the ri

…Xavien POV…Sitting here in the darkness, there is a little piece of me that is slowly dying. I have never felt such a connection with a woman before; I cannot bear to be away from her for one second. Yes, I have had my share of women, but none of them comes close in comparison to Mekayla. As long as I hear that machine beep, I know that there is still hope for us. I know that when she opens her eyes, the first thing that I shall do is go down on my knees and beg her forgiveness. After that, I will open my heart and soul to her; I will express the love that I feel in my heart for her. I have only met her, but I feel a deep love in my heart for her.I know, there is that absolute certainty that she shall soon return from where she is. So I step out of my corner for a moment; I need to feel the warmth of her touch again. I take her soft hand into mine and gently squeezes her palm. There is a smile that grows at the corner of my lips; the comfort of her touch l

…BACK IN THE WAITING ROOM……Catalina POV…All chaos has broken loose in the Winters family.Mrs. Winters is making it clear that she does not want to be here. Regardless of Grant's constant request to say calm and to stop worrying about her damn nonsense, she clearly refuses to listen to him. Her actions are raising a few eyebrows from Tina. It is only but time, and the secrets are going to be out.As for Tina, she is completely devastated, something that I never thought I would see from her. All she does is watch this craziness in front of her unfold. I walk over to her, where she is sitting alone on the one side of the room, with her hands in her hair. I can hear her crying, but she is too scared to show her face, for she knows that Mrs. Knightly shall not approve of her showing tears to a sister that is not truly hers. Like Mrs. Winters used to say that Mekayla is the bastard child in the family.So I lay my hand gently on her

…Xavien POV…As I stand here, every part of my heart that still has some sort of feeling left for Mekayla, screams do not do this. But then we come to that part that is just so tired of being hurt that this is saying that this is the only way that this shall be.So it is with a heavy and somewhat bruised heart that I find myself packing some of my belongings in a suitcase, the very suitcase that I came here with only but over a year ago. It feels sad to leave my life here behind like this, but I shall build a new life back in the city, back in the city where I belong.While I am packing, I am packing a part of me away. I cannot help but think of how this is going to affect Mekayla when she finally wakes up. Will she be just as devastated that I am gone as what I am in leaving? This is a thought that I will not entertain. They say that guilt is a bitter pill to swallow. The last thing I need now is to feel this.But what they also do say is that a ma

…Mekayla POV…Xavien refuses to speak to me; Damian just had to go and kiss me at the very moment that Xavien showed up. Yes, I never broke the engagement off; I thought if I just leave that he would get the message. But the man is obviously as thick as a doornail. I never really knew why we stayed together for so long; we were not even compatible, let alone did we have the same ambitions and desires in life. His biggest fault that he found in me was my compassion towards people that need the help, and that could not afford it. It still is my passion, and I am not willing to give it up for any man. If you cannot see my value in life and respect them, then there is no place for you in my life.And one such very person would be Xavien; he understands me, he believes in me, yet he does not know me that well. Now, because of the asshole that is sitting next to me, what Xavien and I have built up lays in tatters. But I have had enough of this."Damian, you ne