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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hand 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 acted this way. It was probably the

kind of

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

at her hand, his eyes narrowing more and

him in confusion. Why wasn't

he so furated

was going through his mind, his deep voice

I trust what

at a

seconds, she said, "There weren't any cameras there, and I don't have any witnesses. If you don't believe me, I

hers with such

have a way to prove it, Xander

blinked, caught off

to prove it? What

impact making

her wrists with one hand, pressing them over her head, pinning her

around her waist, pulling her up so that her body arched slightly, her chest pressed against his firm torso. A shiver ran through her, and

fierce, possessive, and utterly

dizziness, as if her entire body

continued to pour down on both of them,

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145 The Fierce and

her rational mind warned her that if this continued, Xander would consume her completely,

and sore, and she could taste the

Xander lost his

No-this couldn't go on.

had to stop

tried to pull her hands free from his iron grip, but his hold was unbreakable, like steel shackles pinning her wrists above

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

she felt like a

of options, Isabel opened her

tasted blood. He licked the corner of his mouth,

that much? Am I that repulsive to you?"

as if he were holding back an impending storm, and hearing it made something

It's just... I...

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

with ulterior motives from the start. She hadn't expected 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

as simple as "you're good to me, so I'll love you in return." More often, it was a messy tangle of

were all over the place. She didn't know what

silence, Xander released her wrists and lowered his

had been overwhelming, and it took her a moment

The cold, detached word slipped from Xander's

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