d treated her, she'd tried to comfort him the best she could. He felt ashamed of himself. Ellise truly didn't deserve to be treated wrongly

rally see her everywhere. As soon as he closed his eyes to sleep, her image wou

hile he admired her when she wasn't lo

ted him. He had been nothi

he had feelings for Ellise, he

at that. He had murdered and tortured peo

vere anger issues as well a

cause he couldn't move past his self loathing and he wouldn't stop blaming himself. He believed that he wo

get a glass of water. As soon as he lifted the glass of water t

he leaned on the wal

ealized that it was Dominic,

ng, my dear" Jade, Dominic'

nk y

of his cheek. He could te

was such a beauty? She would look pr

ad?" Amelia, Dmitri's girlfriend said. Alexand

e devil. Honestly, it's been f

with th

be pleased right? Alexandre thought,

that Ellise hated him b

.

nd thereafter, they convinced Xandre to let them swim in the pool. The i

in the porch watching the girls as they

cious about the fact that she was wearing a polka dotted pink and white bikini that wa

on the exposed skin of her back and

she found herself laughing too. But then, she remembered that she couldn't swim. Her eyes widened with horror as she awkwardly flapped her arms and legs about, trying to propel her body towards the e

ecause of the water now filling her lungs. Soon, she was sin

ms flaring around. Her eyes flutter

.

and jumped in, ignoring the fact that he was wearing jeans and an expe

eeply. He gently placed her on the pavement and knelt beside her unconscious form. Dom

count as

off and began t

ghing up water bu

hispered, patt

.

lis

r brown ones. He looked even more breathtaking with his lengthy

re aw

y, her mind hazy

he dr

hy would he save h

and she closed her eyes, resting

of his heartbeat, her face flushed when she realized that s

.

hoodie. There was a knock on the door to his room

can I c

e Xan's absen

hell was t

friend, pulling his ha

ain what happ

about" he mumbled, taking off his

d and sat dow

for her, d

eplied with

d that she was drowning" Dominic p

ad body on my proper

ing as skimpy as that. You pretend that you hate her. Why are you do

aw, pacing back and fort

ment he'd seen her, there was something about her that had sparked a reaction within him. This reaction had bee

be" he mutte

ht?" Dominic a

w" Alexandre said and Dominic

. It means you're human. There's nothing stopping you from b

om, Xan lowered himself o

e supposed

.

f in her room wearing a large T

I get to

t can't be Xandre, right? He didn't touch

n, he did

ho was standing by the window,

h.

irt. I'm really sorry for what happened. It's my fault you a

ve told you that I can't swim.

led and em

" she said and Ellise lowered her

blushing! You have feeli

she mumbled, b

sh on him! I'm sure h

e sco

t even have feeli

s gaze

he is broken. The coldness and rudeness are jus

s make lunch" Amelia said. Ellise nodded and got

it t

for a man who had done nothin

.

in the kitchen when Ellise got there. She noti

made her h

er and she stared at him f

t acting so cold and d

ne" she

of a smile and she fe

in the air became thick due to the fact that Elli

ding towards the door. His hand gra

re his skin was making contact with hers. This was the firs

bright. They weren't looking cold and dull as usual. His

ie..

was blushing like crazy just

ing calle

n obsessed fan girl

en change?'

to say that I am

sm

't so hard, was

izzy just watching him smile. He was such a dazzling b

e asked and she bit th

cocked her brow. "What a

ning a hand th

ting like a jerk

you're

whispered seemin

ing a strand of ha

ervous" she

s weight to h

is that I

ised a

hy

to be a huge banquet tonight and I wa

ying to figure out why he was s

ything to wear" she mum

s?" He asked, his

urse,

and she gave him a

left the

ched herse

ally not

ng progress righ

her out of her thoughts. She turned aroun

scare

t mean to. So,

polog

God!" She

ess! He apologized? How d

ow.... he j

is walls. Xandre never apologizes even if he's at fa

e with him to a ban

nt wide, her hand f

u kiddi