Chapter 5

Xavier's POV

I look at her as she falls asleep on my bed. She is so tiny, so fragile, so opposite of me. How can she even be my mate?

She is so beautiful though, even with the leaves that were in her beautiful long brunette hair. I reached out to brush the leaves out of her hair and she nuzzled her head into my hand. I sighed and sat down next to her on my bed. I picked her up in my arms and I felt her try to move closer to me and smiled. I frowned when I realized that she probably wouldn't do this if she was awake. I had barely met her but she seemed terrified of me. Then again, who wouldn’t be at first? I set her back down.

I glance around my dark room. The walls were a dark brown mahogany wood. The dressers, wall trims, and the curtains were all black. My bed was in the center of the room, taking up a small fraction of the room considering how large it was. There was four doors. One to the hallway, one to a closet, one to a bathroom, and the other was a sliding glass door that lead