She wakes up with a ridiculously warm body hugging her. In her sleepy state, she thought it was Daniel as they often sleeping in a bed together, usually because either she or he went to the other room to wake up the other, but ended up still asleep and the person who came would accidentally sleep on the other bed too.
She turned her body, a cinnamon and honey smell engulfed her, bringing peace in her heart. This body beside her smells rich, like those candle that wealthy people spend hundreds dollars on them just to buy one but at the same time so manly, masculine kind of smell. She felt lucky to be able to smell this kind of heavenly smell.
With eyes still close, she brings her arm to circle around the waist of the tall frame beside her, inching closer to his hard, broad chest, seeking comfort. She unconsciously inhaled the man's scent, as he tighten his own arm around her waist.
Wait.
Daniel doesn't smell like this. He smells like fresh mint, often able to invite calm in her. But this...
She instantly flew her eyes open, and looked up slowly beneath her long lashes, to a pair of thin red lips, to a straight, high nose, and lastly, a pair of closed eyes.
Her breath hitched, as she realised the situation now. Xavier is on the same bed as her! How did she ended up here? She remember she was on the chair, reading after dinner last night.
Is he the one who brought her up here?
Yeah, who else right? But why?
Holding Xavier's heavy arm that was draped around her waist, she lift it slowly as she struggled to try to move herself out of his arms.
Just a little more...
"What are you doing?" a deep, husky voice interrupted her, making her jolt and let go his arm. His voice is hoarse with sleep.
She looks at him wide eyed, shocked. She bit her lip, a habit she grew from time to time. "Nothing." her voice came out weaker than expected.
He propped his elbow on a pillow,head in his palm, supporting his weight. His silky black hair flow with the movement, making his already messy hair a lot messier, sexy even. He looks like some model, no, god with his fair and slightly tanned skin, his gold eyes blinking slowly still in sleepy state, looking at her.
He raised his thick and perfect eyebrow, expressing his doubt in silence. He then let out his velvety voice again, "Really?"
Witnessing that, she became nervous all of a sudden, as she started to stutter, "Yeah," she ran her hand through her thick bed hair in anxious, "I,I.. bathroom, bye!" with that, she quickly climb out of the bed, practically sprints to the bathroom in a flash.
He let out a low chuckle, finding her hilarious but cute. A small smile was on his face, but then it immediately dissappear, replace with a cold and hard look.
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"You shouldn't go, Xavier." he smirked,his brown eyes glinted with mischief, "They resent you."
Xavier clenched his teeth, looking down at the floor to hold his anger. The man who spoke just now leaned his back to the comfy chair, smiling triumphantly. The man, Hugo is one of The Council and Lord Josiah is his uncle.
People in the big room snickers secretly, but aware with the fact Xavier is certainly can hear that. Everyone in that room now what the actual meaning behind Hugo's words.
Xavier swept his cold eyes across the room, make eye contact with every single person in the room, and they then decided to keep silent.
"They wouldn't do anything even if they do resent me. And I wouldn't let them either."
"Relationship between our clan and David's is good. We wouldn't want them to be our nemesis too. We had enough."
"There will be nothing happen." Xavier said, emphasis on the word 'nothing'.
"Enough."Josiah said. "Xavier will bring them to visit David. Besides, she's your mate, right?" there's someone who actually dares snickers again, maybe because they know he wouldn't do anything.
Xavier just nodded, all the while trying to calm his anger. His eyes started to glaze black, back and forth. Just then, Josiah dismissed him.
He walked out of the room with clenched fists, past corridors to his room. Black veins started to form, as he struggled to control. His strides are big, as he unconsciously move faster to his room, hoping he could seek comfort there.
But by the time he was there, his eyes are completely black.
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Daniella dry her hair with a towel, as she walked to Xavier's work table. What should she do today? She looks at the clock above the bed. 'Ah, it's only 9 in the morning.' she thought inwardly as she took a seat on a chair.
"Should I just continue my reading yesterday?" she said in a sing-song voice.
Her hand reached to the dark covered book but stop in midair. She suddenly felt as if her heart clenched in a strange way, and her eyes widen in shock.
'Xandro.'
That was the first thing popped out when she felt that strange feeling. Call it family instincts or what, but she knows this have to be something related to Daniel.
She jumped out of her chair, rushing to the door and yanked it open. She didn't know where she should go, she just follows her instinct.
But in the way out, she bumped into a wall, as shs stumbled backwards, rubbing her nose.
"Auch!" she whined.
"Love, you okay?" a hand came to her shoulder, and a man inspecting her, looking for wounds.
Oh, it's not wall. It's a man.
She looks up to see a pair of deep black orbs stared rather calmly at her.
"Xavier?" she squeak out.
Xavier smiles, looking mischievous and naughty.
"Hi, love."
Ah, it's 'Xavier'.