Chapter 171: Tell me about it

~ Avelyn ~ “I need time.”The words came out softer than everything I’d thrown at him before. Not as a demand or a fight. Just… truth.Xander studied my face for a moment, as if measuring how much time I was really asking for.Then he nodded once.“Fine.”He turned and walked back into the conference room without another word. I followed, my legs still unsteady, my mind loud with too many thoughts.The board erupted the moment he entered.“This meeting isn’t something you can simply walk out on—”“We haven’t concluded—”“The consequences—”Xander didn’t even slow.“This gathering is over,” he said coolly.“You cannot—”He reached for my hand behind and the room fell dead silent.“I can,” Xander continued, already pulling me toward the exit. “And I just did.”Fury crackled behind us, sharp and offended and dangerous but he didn’t turn back. Not once. His grip was firm, grounding, almost possessive, and before I could process it, we were out of the room, out of the building, sealed ins

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Chapter 172: What your body feels for me

~ Avelyn ~“What?”“Love,” Xander repeated, unblinking. “Tell me about it.”For a second, I genuinely wondered if the sea air had finally knocked something loose in his head.Xander Sterling asking me about love.I searched his face for mockery. For manipulation. For that familiar cruel curve of his mouth.There was none.Only intent so I swallowed and turned my gaze back to the ocean, needing the distance. “Some people say love is a feeling,” I began slowly. “Others say it’s a choice. Or a weakness. Or a chemical reaction in the brain.”“I don’t care what people say,” he cut in. “I want your answer. I’m sure you must know.”The water below surged and recoiled, restless as I exhaled.“Love is… like a leash to me,” I said quietly.His silence urged me on.“Tethered to my neck like it was hardwired into my being. But not the kind of leash used on dogs.” I shook my head faintly. “This one is different. Because I put it there myself.”The wind tugged at my hair, carrying my words away an

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Chapter 171: Tell me about it

Chapter 172: What your body feels for me