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Chapter 169

Author: Prince
last update Last Updated: 2025-11-28 00:36:59

Xavier’s POV

The door clicked softly behind me, and for a long, hollow moment, I simply stood there. I tried to move, to yell, maybe to punch someone or something, but no matter how hard I tried, I just couldn't. At this point, I wasn't even breathing,I wasn't thinking, neither was I feeling.

I was just existing, and if there was anything that was worse than all three, then I had no idea what else would suffice.

I tried to stop it, gods did I try, but her words kept replaying in my skull, sharp enough to slice through bone:

“It’s not yours.” she'd said. “Xander’s.”

I didn’t yell. I didn’t throw anything, I didn’t even touch the wall because my body had gone completely still, the kind of stillness that comes right after a blade sinks too deep, when even the pain can’t register anymore.

I walked down the corridor in silence, each step echoing like I was walking through the ruins of something I’d burned down with my own hands, and maybe I was. I wouldn't be surprised one bit if th
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