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?

into his performance, was suddenly snapped back to

lines, why is he adding his own

role will make it easier for her to get

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

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

“Maximus!”

shouted, and it indeed halted his

“Why?”

opposition infuriated him further, his tall

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, from a better

you compare and see, taste what I offer? I guarantee that once you’ve

line from ‘Realm of

as his words grew more outrageous, repeatedly trying to stop him, but he seemed

down to see him actually ripping her

beneath.

Phoenix, but the Phoenix in the novel, skilled in top assassin techniques, slaps him hard having secretly untied

the Phoenix in the novel was a top–notch assassin, while the real–life Xanthea didn’t know anything. There was no director to call “cut,” so wasn’t she

“Orion, Orion.”

directly, she quickly said, “Maximus, instead of humiliating

“You will what?“.