15. Unforeseen

[Erica]

"You are un-fucking-believable", Jade cursed loudly, throwing up her hands exasperatedly. Erica, on the other hand, did not whether to cry or slap him. She was still reeling from the fact that Xavier, who asked her why she had rejected him, who seemed heartbroken by the loss is not willing to save himself. Just to save her? She pulled away from him, not missing the hurt that surfaced in his gaze.

She turned to fully face him and glared, "What do you mean by 'no'?" She was not letting Xavier throw away his life for her and while she knew the chances of Jade coming to know about her were high, she didn't care. After all. Elias and Lucien had some explaining to do.

Jade came and stood beside her, crossing her arms, she too demanded, "Yes, what the fuck do you mean by 'no'?" She could see the distressed look on his face but how could he just throw away the one chance that they had? The one chance that could mend the mistakes she had committed just a little, the one chance that w