During the time of the evening, Hazel went to Xavier's room with the resignation letter and the emerald dress. She knocked on the door and it took some time before he told her to come in. She walked a little closer to where he stood by the window and stopped there.
"What did you come for" he asked after some short awkward silence
"I'll be leaving next tomorrow and I'm sure I wouldn't have time tomorrow to give you this" she said stretching out the letter
"Drop in on the table" he said without looking back
She dropped it "and also the dress you gave me for Lord Xyle's party, I came to return it also"
This time Xavier turned to look at her with such intense gaze
"Do you expect me to wear the dress?" He said
"No I don't"
"Then why return it? Its a gift and I don't recollect any gift I give"
"You can give it to Lady Dorin"
"Do you this she would collect something you have worn, keep it"
"Thank you, I will treasure it"
"Wait a little, I'll sign the letter right away so you wouldn't have to come back"
"Okay"
"Are you planning on standing"
"I can, its no big deal"
"Sure" he went closer to the table and sat, bringing out the quill and an ink and then signed on it "here, its done" he handed her the letter and she took it about to leave the room when Mrs Decron stepped in
"Wow" she said staring at Hazel "you are finally resigning"
"Yes ma'am, I am" she answered calmly
"What a good news" she then turned to Xavier "Dorin came around but she wasn't allowed to see you"
"Hmmn"
"She'll be coming tomorrow, so you can see her this time"
"I won't promise meeting her"
"You can't dodge this Son…"
"I HAVE TOLD YOU TO NEVER CALL ME THAT" he shouted
"I'm sorry" she squeaked out definitely scared
"Out" he ordered and she left. After some seconds, Hazel announced her leaving and turned around but stopped midway. Xavier noticed and asked what was wrong
"The bond" she said
"What about the bond?"
"You need to remove the bond, I'm no longer your servant or slave"
"—"
"I can't carry it to the Smith's mansion"
"—"
"Why aren't you responding?"
"The bond?"
"Yep"
"I…i c-cant" he shuttered out which was a first for Hazel
"…"
"I can't" he repeated firmly
"What do you mean you can't, its the master-slave bond you imprinted on me"
"—" he just shut his eyes tightly
"Isn't it the master slave bond" she questioned again slowly
"The bond is irremovable"
"…"
"Its not the master-slave bond Hazel"
"I-its t-the s-soul bond then?" She asked and he nodded slowly. The soul bond was only used when the two people who are to involved are lovers, then why did Xavier use that. Was he joking?, but he looked too serious for it to be a joke. Did he like her all this while? Was all those times they were, something. Even though there wasn't a name for whatever they had, real?. To be sure she asked
"You liked me?"
"No…"
'Oh right, what was I thinki…'
"I love you and you do too" he said, his confidence in assuming she does made her give a short pause before speaking
"I told you I hate you now"
"I can't hate you back Hazel, I've tried but I can't"
"Really, you liked me and you push me to my limits, you gave everyone a reason to mock me the more and I should believe what you're saying now" within a second, Xavier stood so close to her
"I'll do everything to prove it to you"
"You can't do that Milord"
"Xavier… Call me Xavier"
"I'm a servant and I can't call you by your name"
"Please" and with the magic word, Hazel gave in
"X-Xavier" for some reasons, it sounded like a sweet melody to Xavier's ears. He leaned closer pinning her to the door. Hazel knew well what he planned to do but she didn't want that knowing fully how well her body reacts to his touch. She struggled to get free and he noticed it, he raised her hands up above her head with an arm and with the other he raised her chin up. Hazel's breathing was shallow at this point, she wanted to do something but she was pinned and rendered helpless.
"X-Xavier" she called to get his attention as his eyes were fixed on her lips, he looked at her and interrupted her next words
"I love you Hazel and I mean it" he then crashed his lips on hers without warning. Hazel was stiff like a statue while he took the lead in a slow but tense passionate kiss. He didn't dive deeper but just remained on her lips. For some reasons, this kiss was special to Hazel cause there was no excuse for it. The last one was because she was slightly drunk and according to him couldn't hold the cup well and the other one even though it wasn't on her lips but on her neck was because he wanted to taste her. Hazel was getting out of breath which he noticed and withdrew back letting her catch her breath and in no time pressed his lips back again, this time wanting to delve deeper
"Open up for me, Hazel" he said in his husky voice in between the kisses as Hazel didn't part her lips. He forced himself into her and explored with his tongue. Hazel felt like her body was betraying her at that moment, she tried not to reciprocate the kiss and her knees were getting weak. Xavier noticed and wrapped his arms around her waist bringing her impossibly closer and in the process, her hands were released. Even with that, she didn't push him away, her body refused to move and Xavier continued his assault in her lips. Seconds seemed like hours when she was then able to push him off her
"I'm s-sorry M-Milord but…"
"Xavier" he interrupted
"I think you're just thirsty for my blood, you don't mean anything you're saying"
"I thought of that also, I thought I was must craving your blood but I realised it wasn't just that, I crave for you the more"
Hazel didn't want to get her hopes high, she thought immediately he had his way with her, whatever thing he's saying now will be irrelevant
"So about the bond, how do we break it" she asked coming back to the main reason why she was here
"I told you, it can't be broken. If I die, you die and if you die, I die and even if we are to come back again to this world,we will still be bonded together"
"There must surely be a way to do away with it"
"Why?… are you really serious about hating me, you really don't like me anymore?" Hazel just bent her head, she couldn't answer that question. She was just scared. Xavier took her silence in the positive way "you don't hate me like you say, you still like me then why are you running away from it… or are you scared?"
"You've had some many women and you may have said this to them also"
"Look at me Hazel" he said as she raised her head to stare at him
"I wouldn't waste my time on a woman like this if I just wanted to bed her. I don't have this much patience with anybody, but with you, I'm willing to wait, I'll never force myself in you"
"And those times when you flirt with me"
"They are just moments when I almost lost control"
He leaned closer to her but she stopped him with her hands
"What about Lady Dorin" she asked
"I don't worry about other things when I'm with you and I expect the same from you"
"I'm not up to your status, I'm just a girl not even a Lady"
"Then we'll simply change your status, we'll go back to your town in Bougreve and meet your magistrate"
"But…"
"Please stop giving excuses not to be with me"
"I'm just scared"
"There's nothing to be scared of, if anything the people should be scared of you"
"No, I don't want that"
"Okay, respect, just respect"
"Yes"
"So does that mean you don't hate me any longer"
"I actually ....never did" she said shyly. He held her wrist that were stopping him from coming closer, he placed a kiss on her forehead, he lingered a little as he placed his forehead on hers
"My rabbit is back to me"
"Yes, I am" and they locked up on another kiss, this time Hazel opened up as she wrapped her arms around his neck while his around her waist. When they finally parted
"What about my transfer to the Smith's mansion"
"Simply refuse it"
"He might have already called off the resident housekeeper by now"
"He'll simply call him back" he replied nonchalantly "and you're returning back to this room, not as my maid but as my woman. I missed you"
Hazel blushed really hard, her nose was about to bleed. She then suddenly remembered her mum, if only she was here and see that she would be able to change her status but not by being a mistress but the Lord of Borreve woman, she also remembered her Dad
"Do you really know where my Dad is"
Xavier was here taken aback by her question, he never expected it
"At Poetwyth"
"I really want to see him"
"Your dad is in danger and I've sent Lucas to fetch him back here"
"Really" she asked with excitement written all over her face
"Yes" and she hugged him tight when then she remembered the word 'danger' and she withdrew
"What kind of danger is he in"
"I'll explain later and you are not meant to leave the mansion any how, its also dangerous for you"
"Who's after me"
"I'll explain later, let's have dinner and then cuddle to sleep, I've missed it also"