After the Secret Wedding Rise of My Queen

Chapter 178 Fury!

Chapter 178 Fury!

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It was bad enough that she kept bringing up Kaleb's name, but now she was even defending him!

Nander shot to his feet, his entire being igniting with a furious intensity, anger boiling within him! Isabel looked at him, puzzled, not understanding why he was reacting so strongly.

"You...Just as Isabel began to speak, he trapped her against the sofa.

"What is going on with you?" she asked, bewildered.

Xander took a deep breath, pressing his lips together.

"Call me Xant"

""Huh?" Isabel blinked, shocked.

Why should I feel so mortified to call him that?

The words simply wouldn't come out.

"I'm not going to," Isabel replied, reaching out to push his shoulder.

She assumed he'd back off easily, but instead, he caught her hand, held it at his side, and leaned down, capturing her lips in a deep, fervent kiss.

*The intense kiss made her head spin as if a mighty sledgehammer was smashing through her world,

turning everything upside down!

By the end, the sharp smell of blood still lingered in the air.

But this was only the start. The man wasn't done; his hands aggressively explored her body, like a raging fire consuming everything in its way.

Isabel despised the sensation, overwhelmed with a deep sense of injustice.

She hated being controlled by others and handled so harshly, but she couldn't escape.

For the first time, Isabel felt like crying.

Her tears weren't from feeling weak but from the overwhelming sense of unfairness and confusion. She couldn't understand why the man had suddenly become so harsh with her, showing no gentleness whatsoever. It was completely different from before. The man back then, though inexperienced, had been rough but still showed some gentleness, taking her feelings into account.

But now, the way the man treated her made it feel as if he wasn't interacting with a person, but rather coldly using an emotionless object.

Isabel angrily

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from the pain and loosened

moment, jealousy overwhelmed Xander, and all he could think

at least in her eyes and bean, the would be

his actions, pushing him to

in pain, and for reasons she couldn't explain, tears begin to

on the man's sharp, thin

the girl's tearful face. The tight pierced him like a

hand, his cool fingers

shoved his hand aside and turned her head, refusing to speak to him at

moment.

in the living room was thick

rose to his feet, pulling the hand Isabel had shoved away behind him. His fingers curled into a fist, so tight it seemed they might turn pale. His nails pressed into his palm leaving red marks. Neither said a word, only locking eyes-each determined not to

He was

glanced at

is

Isabel's lips, swollen

like they

had just shared an intense moment

of relief, thankful he hadn't arrived earlier, or he might

mattered was the strange tension between the two of them.

and Xander

furrowed her brows, remaining silent. After a deep breath, she stood up and headed towards the stairs,

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didn't glance at her either. After a brief pause, he turned and

you going? Dinner

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Samuel called out to her, Isabel halted but didn't face him. A wave of frustration

then, Xander's low, icy voice echoed from behind

all can have dinner, I won't be

frustration only grew

not coming

stairs and slammed her door

fought the urge to turn around and glance back. With a deep sigh, he walked away from

rubbed the back of his neck

happening here? We've always been fine, even showing affection in front of me. Why is there

I do

temples, trying to ease the headache forming,