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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a little shake, her voice taking on a soft, almost playful tone. Even she felt a bit embarrassed-she couldn't remember the last time she'd

was kind of

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

kept staring at her hand, his

in confusion.

what was he so furated

was going through his mind, his deep voice sounded in her

I trust what

hesitated, momentarily at a loss for

weren't any cameras there, and I don't have any witnesses. If you don't believe me, I have no

eyes bored into hers with such intensity that Isabel felt like he was going to

a way to prove it,

blinked,

to prove it? What was he

wall, the impact making

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

her waist, pulling her up so that her body arched slightly, her chest pressed against his firm torso. A shiver ran through her, and her eyes widened in shock. Taking advantage of her stunned reaction, Xander lowered his head and

possessive,

a wave of dizziness, as if her entire

to pour down on both of them, soaking them to

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Fierce and Possessive

shred of her rational mind warned her that if this

the faint metallic tang of blood

Xander lost

No-this couldn't go on.

had to

but his hold was unbreakable, like steel

her thighs and

felt like

of options, Isabel opened her mouth and bit

blood. He licked the

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

tone was full of barely controlled pain, as if he were holding back an impending storm, and hearing it made something in

don't hate you. It's

love with me," Xander finished for her, his voice heavy. 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 apart. Seeing him like this and hearing those heartbreaking words, Isabel felt a

Xander to actually fall in love with her, but thinking back on everything they'd been through, she knew his feelings for her were genuine. He'd treated her with nothing but kindness and devotion,

me, so I'll love you in return." More often, it was a messy tangle of "I like you, but you like him, and he likes

all over the place. She didn't

a moment of silence, Xander released her wrists

feeling weak. His intensity had

detached word slipped from Xander's

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