CHAPTER 18

CHARLENE'S POV

I placed my hand firmly across my chest. "My heart is broken. My body is weak from losing so much blood. My mind cannot hold the memories anymore. The only way that I will regain control of myself is if I die again. If I survive this… maybe I might even be able to return to normal."

"You're insane!"

Xavier shouted as he grabbed my shoulder and yanked me toward him. He grabbed onto my face roughly as he stared me in the eye, his expression one of pure anger.

"There's simply no way you could be such an evil person!"

He threw my hand away violently, sending me stumbling backwards slightly. "Xavier, calm down."

"Don't tell me to calm down! You are sick!" I frowned at his outburst, clenching my fists tightly.

"I'm not sick! I'm not crazy! Everything has always been just too much!"

"Charlene, please calm down!" His pleas were useless, however. My temper was beginning to flare with every second that passed.

"Why can't you understand that I need this?" I screamed, causi