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2025-08-26 19:26:11Don’t expect me not to fall for you."
That was the last thing he said… before he walked away and left me standing in the rain — cold, confused, and completely shaken. Arielle Brooks – POV His voice kept echoing in my head like a broken record. “Don’t expect me not to fall for you.” What did that even mean? Was it a warning? A confession? Or just another twisted move in whatever game Xavier Knight was playing with my life? By the time I got back to my aunt’s house, I was drenched. She asked questions, but I gave short answers. I didn’t know how to explain that the boy I was fake-married to had just kissed me with fire and then walked away like nothing happened. Aunt May – POV Arielle didn’t say much when she came in, but I knew something was off. She always kept things bottled up — just like her mother used to. But I saw it in her eyes. She was hurting. And I knew it had something to do with that Xavier boy. I wasn’t stupid. A mistake in paperwork doesn’t magically tie two teenagers together like this. Someone powerful wanted this marriage to happen. And whoever it was… didn’t care how it would damage my niece. She needed protection. Even if she didn’t know it yet. Xavier Knight – POV I told her not to expect me not to fall for her… What I didn’t say was: I already had. That kiss… it shook me more than I wanted to admit. It wasn’t supposed to mean anything. It wasn’t supposed to feel like I was breathing for the first time. But it did. And now, I couldn’t sleep. Couldn’t think. Couldn’t stop imagining the taste of her mouth or the way she looked at me like she hated me — and wanted me at the same time. I needed a distraction. Too bad Bianca had other plans. The Next Day – Empire High “Did you mean it?” Mira whispered to me in homeroom. “Mean what?” “That whole... falling-for-you thing. With Xavier. It’s all over the gossip thread, Ari.” I nearly choked. “What?” She pulled out her phone. There it was — a screenshot from the rooftop. Someone had zoomed in, caught the moment his hand was on my jaw, his forehead against mine. The caption: “King Xavier finally caught feelings? For HER???” My stomach flipped. I hadn’t even processed what that kiss meant. And now, the whole school thought we were in love. Lunch – The Ambush I was walking to my locker when it happened. A sharp shove. Then cold liquid. I gasped. Iced coffee dripped down my shirt, soaking through the thin white fabric. “Oh noooo,” Bianca said sweetly. “I guess poor girls don’t know how to walk in heels or avoid spills.” People laughed. My face flushed as I clutched my chest. My bra was visible. Everyone was staring. Whispering. And then “Take off your jacket.” Xavier’s voice. Sharp. Commanding. He wrapped it around my shoulders before I could even react. Then he turned to Bianca. His expression? Ice. “Try that again, and I’ll bury your reputation so deep, not even your daddy’s money can save it.” Dead silence. I looked up at him. He didn’t say anything else. Just grabbed my hand… and walked me out of the hallway like he owned it. Arielle – POV Back in his car, I sat there in silence. Xavier tapped the wheel. His jaw clenched. He looked like he was trying not to explode. “You didn’t have to do that,” I said softly. He looked at me like I was insane. “Yes. I did.” “Why?” “Because I don’t like seeing you hurt.” My breath caught. “You don’t even know me,” I whispered. He turned to me, eyes unreadable. “That’s the problem. I want to.” Knight Mansion – That Night It started with a knock on my door. “I brought your bag,” Xavier said. “You left it in the car.” I thanked him. But before I could close the door, thunder cracked across the sky. A storm. My heart jumped. I hated storms. Xavier noticed. “You okay?” he asked, voice softer than usual. I nodded. “I just... hate thunder.” “Come in,” he said. “Just for a minute.” 🔥 Bedroom Scene 🔥 It was supposed to be a minute. Instead, I found myself in his room again. Wearing his hoodie. Sitting on his bed. And then… His fingers brushed my knee. I looked up. “Xavier…” “Tell me to stop,” he whispered, leaning closer. I didn’t. I couldn’t. His lips found mine again — hotter, deeper than before. His hand slid under the hoodie, grazing bare skin. I shivered. Not from cold. “I shouldn’t want you,” he murmured against my lips. “Then don’t,” I breathed. But he didn’t stop. And neither did I. It didn’t go all the way… but it went far enough to leave me breathless and aching and terrified of how much more I wanted. Mr. Knight – POV I watched the footage again. Xavier was slipping. He was touching that girl like she mattered. I hired investigators. Had her background dug up. She was no one. A ghost. A broke scholarship girl with no real connections. She wasn’t part of the plan. And if she kept distracting him… I’d remove her. Permanently. Arielle – POV The next morning, I found the photo. Pas ted to my locker. A shot of me in Xavier’s shirt. His hoodie. My face flushed. Captioned: “Wifey already warming the bed? Scandal alert.” I stared in horror. The rumor had started. But this time… it wasn’t just gossip. It was war.
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The gates of Empire High stood before us, tall and imposing, just as they had when I first walked through them years ago with trembling hands and a heart full of doubts.But today, it was different.Today, I wasn’t just Arielle, the timid girl who once got swallowed whole by rumors and power games. I wasn’t just the student who’d spent sleepless nights fighting shadows cast by the Knight empire.Today, I was Arielle Knight. Wife. Mother. Survivor.And beside me stood Xavier, his hand intertwined with mine, his tall frame casting a protective shadow that felt more like home than fear. He was no longer the arrogant senior who once made me grit my teeth in frustration and secretly blush in the same breath. He was my partner, my anchor, the father of the little girl skipping ahead of us in her white sundress, pigtails bouncing with every step.Hope. Our five-year-old miracle.Her laughter rang out, bright as bells, echoing across the schoolyard. She stopped in front of the entrance and tu
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The sky outside the hospital window was turning from violet to gold, the first promise of morning painting the world soft again. The night had been cruel, brutal, the kind of night that left scars you couldn’t see. But now, as the light pushed against the darkness, it felt like more than dawn. It felt like a rebirth.I shifted slightly in the hospital bed, my body still sore, still trembling from the storm it had endured. But none of that mattered. Not when she was here. Not when she was breathing, crying softly in the crook of my arm.Hope.Our Hope.Her tiny chest rose and fell against me, her warmth anchoring me to the present. I bent my head and inhaled her newborn scent, sweet, delicate, alive. The tears came again, but they were different this time. Not fear. Not grief. Pure, unfiltered joy.Xavier sat beside me, his arm draped protectively along the back of the bed, his other hand resting lightly over Hope’s small form. He hadn’t slept. His face showed it, red-rimmed eyes, tens
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The car lurched forward, tires screeching as Xavier barked orders into his phone. My vision blurred, my body fighting me with every contraction. Sweat beaded on my forehead, dampening my hairline, and my fingers clawed at Xavier’s arm.“Xavier, it’s too soon,” I whispered, my voice trembling.His jaw clenched, but his voice stayed steady for me. “I don’t care if it’s early. You and the baby are going to be okay. Do you hear me? Okay.”But deep inside, fear pulsed through me like a drumbeat. My baby wasn’t due yet. What if something went wrong? What ifI squeezed my eyes shut, cutting off the spiral. I couldn’t break now. Not when the world was already waiting for me to.The car’s engine roared as it weaved through the city streets, headlights slicing through the night. Black SUVs flanked us, the motorcade’s speed barely contained.Xavier kept one arm wrapped around me, the other holding his phone. “Clear a path to St. Mary’s. Now. And if anyone tries to follow—deal with it.”“Yes, sir
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The roar that greeted us when Xavier stepped out of the car was like thunder tearing the sky apart. Cameras flashed, microphones thrust forward, voices overlapped in a frenzy of questions, accusations, and praise. The red carpet stretched ahead of us like a river of blood, guarded on either side by men in black suits whose sunglasses reflected back the chaos.Xavier turned and extended his hand to me. For a moment, the world blurred. It was just him—his steady gaze, his palm open, waiting. The same hand that had shielded me from knives and bullets, the same hand that had cupped my face in the darkest hours, now reached out as though this was just another night, another gala.But it wasn’t.This was war dressed in silk and tuxedos.I placed my hand in his, and the crowd erupted again, their cheers and shouts weaving into a single deafening roar.“Arielle! Smile this way!”“Xavier, how does it feel to inherit your father’s legacy?”“Mrs. Knight, is the baby the future heir?”Their words
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The silence after those men left clung to the suite like smoke that wouldn’t clear. Their footsteps echoed long after the door had closed, like ghosts pacing the hallway, waiting for the perfect moment to strike again.I stood in the middle of the living room, frozen, staring at the faint impression the photo had left on the glass door before Xavier tore it down. One smile. One bullet. The words replayed in my head until they carved themselves into my bones.Xavier still hadn’t put the gun away. His knuckles were pale, his veins standing out like cords, his chest heaving with the effort to keep his rage caged. He wasn’t just angry; he was terrified. And that, more than the photo or the threats, scared me.“Xavier,” I whispered.He turned, his eyes wild, a storm caged behind them. “They want you to smile while they hold a gun to your head. They want me to play the grieving son while they tighten the noose. They think they can turn us into actors in their script.”I moved toward him slo
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The photo fluttered against the glass as though mocking us, caught by the faint draft sneaking under the balcony doors. The red ink seemed to pulse in the dim light, One smile. One bullet. Choose wisely.Xavier’s entire body went rigid. His hand, still clutching the pistol, trembled with barely-contained rage. He ripped the photograph from the glass, crumpling it in his fist so tightly I thought the edges might slice into his skin.“Get away from the doors,” he barked, his voice sharper than I’d ever heard it.I didn’t argue. My hand instinctively moved over my stomach as I backed away toward the center of the room. My heart was hammering so hard I could feel it in my throat. Every instinct screamed that we weren’t alone, that eyes were on us even now.Xavier checked the balcony, flinging the doors open with a force that rattled the frame. He stepped out, gun raised, scanning the rooftops and alleys below. From my spot near the couch, I could see the motorcade cars still lined outside
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