CHAPTER 13

XAVIER'S POV

I looked at her with a grin on my face, enjoying the show I was putting on.

She was so gorgeous when she got upset and I loved watching her seethe as the confusion creased her brows.

For the first time, I realized how beautiful she was; her dark hair framed her adorable face and her dark brown eyes were captivating and the way her pupils dilated, made my dick twitch in my pants. She looked extremely young, and there was something about the way she looked at me, something vulnerable and watchful. It made me want to sweep her up and pull her against my chest. But it was just an urge to keep her safe from the vultures circling in this place; if I had her to myself, that silky dress would be history in under a minute. If I permitted though.

As our eyes locked, I was lost in the sea of her brown eyes. And when the tip of her tongue swept across her plump crimson lips, I knew there was no way this woman was leaving here before I had claimed those delicious-looking lips.

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