After the Secret Wedding Rise of My Queen

Chapter 145 The Fierce and Possessive Man

"You sure? If I leave now, I'm really going." Isabel said, testing him.

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She turned as if to go, sneaking a glance at Xander out of the corner of her eye. But he didn't make a single move to stop her.

With a quiet sigh, she stepped closer to him.

"It really was a misunderstanding, Kaleb suddenly got rough with me, so I raised my knee to make sure he wouldn't be fathering any children. Who could've guessed that you'd show up right then-at the worst possible moment-and see... well, that." Determined to clear things up. Isabel explained every little detail, leaving nothing

But Xander didn't move, standing there in the rain like a statue.

r out.

The downpour blurred the streetlamp's light, casting a hazy glow around him. The shadows fell over his long, thick lashes, obscuring his dark eyes, making it impossible to read his expression.

"Come back with me. Your cold isn't fully gone yet. Once we're back, I'll tell you everything you want to know. I swear I won't leave anything out," Isabel urged.

Growing frustrated, she grabbed his hand. It was ice-cold-far colder than normal.

After feeling Xander's wrist, Isabel's eyes harrowed with concern.

Then she reached up and pressed her hand to his forehead.

Just as she'd thought.

He had a fever!

"Let's go!" Isabel tugged at him, but he didn't budge.

"You..." Isabel started to speak, but Xander interrupted her.

"You can't forget him, can you?" Xander's voice was low and hoarse with a hint of exhaustion.

Isabel's expression turned serious. She looked him straight in the eyes. "That's right. I can't forget him. Of course I can't."

Xander's heart clenched painfully, and his gaze grew even darker.

But she wasn't finished.

"Someone like him-some blind, worthless scumbag who's spent years bleeding me dry to take care of his Nittle mistress. After everything he put me through... how could ever forget that?" Xander slowly raised his head, his dark, unreadable eyes locked onto hers, as if trying to read the truth in her gaze.

Isabel's eyes were bright and sincere, showing no sign of deception.

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Chapter 145 The Fierce and Possessive Man

Seeing this eased the ache in Xander's heart, if only a little.

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tone. Even she felt a bit embarrassed-she couldn't remember the last time she'd acted this way. It was probably the first time

kind

explained everything,

staring at her hand, his

him in confusion. Why

what was he so furated

she was wondering what was going through his mind, his deep voice sounded in

I trust what

at a loss

there, and I don't have any witnesses. If you don't believe me, I have

lips tightened, and his dark eyes bored into hers with such intensity that Isabel felt like

way to prove it,

Isabel blinked,

to prove it? What

impact making her back tingle

what was happening. he grabbed both of her wrists with one hand, pressing them over her head, pinning her firmly against the cold, hard wall. Xander's hand was large

his firm torso. A shiver ran through her, and her eyes widened in shock. Taking advantage of her stunned

possessive, and

wave of dizziness, as if her entire body no longer belonged to

both of them, soaking them to the

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The Fierce and

rational mind warned her that if this continued, Xander

the faint metallic tang of blood in the back

lost his

No-this couldn't go on.

had to

but his hold

his knee, pressing it between her thighs and lifting her off balance, so she was barely

she felt like a puppet, completely

of options, Isabel opened

tasted blood. He licked the

hate me that much? Am I that repulsive to you?" He asked, his deep voice rough with restrained

pain, as if he were holding back an impending

don't hate you. It's

Rain dripped from his lashes, his wet hair clinging messily to his forehead. His face was so close that the bridge of his nose brushed against her lips, barely a breath

but thinking back on everything they'd been through, she knew his feelings for her were genuine.

love you in return." More often, it was

all over the place. She didn't know

silence, Xander released her wrists and

weak. His intensity had been overwhelming, and it took her a

The cold, detached word slipped from

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