My Beloved Has Risen from Death’s Embrace

Chapter 221

He smirked devilishly. “Phee, from the day you stepped into Ignite Camp, I told you, you’d belong to me, Maximus. You’re mine alone, no matter where you flee to the ends of the earth of the depths of hell, I will chase you down.”

“Look, aren’t you right here in my grasp? So quiet, so obedient, I like it.”

He loosened his grip on her chin, his slender fingers gently tracing the elegant lines of her face, teasing and toying with her features.

Each touch sparked a tiny electric thrill across her face, stopping at her soft, rosy lips. His fingertips caressed them lightly, his eyes filled with obsession and fervor fixed on them, as if he was about to bite down fiercely.

No, it’s wrong. I can’t, I shouldn’t.

Xanthea restrained her pounding heart and flushed cheeks, turning her head shyly, “Because I am independent, free, and I will never belong to anyone.”

“Is that so?*

He sneered, his eyes suddenly blazing with jealous fury that startled Xanthea, “What about Matthew?!”

“Why are you with him? For thirty days, I set up traps to catch you, and I watched you move in and out with him, sharing meals and living spaces. I was driven mad with jealousy. I wanted to kill him!”

Huh?

was suddenly snapped back to reality by his out–of–place mention

just reciting lines, why is he adding

he think blending reality with the role will make it easier for her

clearly was, almost snarling as he spoke, his hand that had stopped moving at

“?!” Hey, this isn’t part of the script, this crossing of lines was supposed to be

“Maximus!”

his movements, “You can’t

“Why?”

tall silhouette looming over her, his halted

his own twist? That weak, good–for–nothing pretty boy? What’s so good about him? How is he better than me? Is he richer,

I offer? I guarantee

Stop, stop. What I just showed you was an unedited line from ‘Realm of Illusions. This part was removed from the actual play, and there

pounding, listened as his words grew more outrageous, repeatedly trying to stop

Xanthea looked down to see him actually ripping

beneath.

and enraged Maximus begins to roughly grope Phoenix, but the Phoenix in the novel, skilled in top assassin techniques, slaps him hard having secretly untied

while the real–life Xanthea didn’t know anything. There was no director to call “cut,” so wasn’t she going to let him do whatever

“Orion, Orion.”

when she spoke the script lines directly, she quickly said, “Maximus, instead of humiliating me, you

“You will what?“.