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65. Heartbreak
...Xavier POV...
It's been just over two weeks since I last saw Lexi. My heart crumbles just at the thought. I haven't been able to concentrate on anything since she left. I'm mainly upset with myself. I should've seen this coming. Lexi has, and always will be a caring person. She puts the world first before herself. She has always been selfless like that. I should've been there for her. If I was with her, this never would've happened. But I was selfish and went to work that day instead. Knowing all too well the state that she was in.
Jax continues to blame himself for what happened. But Lexi was smart, much smarter than anyone thought. She always seems so innocent, so the last thing we would ever expect, is for her to be so cunningly brilliant.
The way she escaped Jax's watch actually made me quite proud. Planning something like that, would normally take weeks of careful calculation. But Lexi achieved her plan in mere seconds. From what I
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