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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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

was kind of

that I've explained everything, let's head back,

hand, his eyes narrowing more

him in confusion. Why wasn't he

what was he so furated

as she was wondering what was going through his mind, his

I trust what

at a loss for

she said, "There weren't any cameras there, and I don't have

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

have a way to prove

Isabel blinked, caught off

it? What

pinned her against the wall, the impact making her back

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 and strong-there was

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

possessive, and

wave of dizziness, as if her entire body no longer

pour down on both of them, soaking them

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145 The Fierce and Possessive

of her rational mind warned her that if

dry and sore, and she could taste the faint metallic tang of blood in the back of her

lost his

No-this couldn't go on.

had to stop

his hold was

but as soon as she moved, Xander lifted his knee, pressing it between her thighs and lifting her off balance, so she was barely on

felt like a

opened her

finally paused, his brow furrowing as he tasted blood. He licked

much? Am I that repulsive to you?" He asked, his deep

were holding back an impending storm, and hearing it made something in her

don't hate you. It's

for her, his voice heavy. Rain dripped from his lashes, his wet hair clinging messily to his forehead. His face was so close

love with her, but thinking back on everything they'd been through, she knew his feelings for her

I'll love you in return." More often, it was a messy tangle of "I like you, but you like

place. She didn't

silence, Xander released her wrists and

against the wall, feeling weak. His intensity had been overwhelming, and

detached word

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