Ella felt as if she were truly facing a beast when she looked at Xavier, and it was probably the same look he directed at his enemies while torturing them. At that moment, all her fear resurfaced.
Xavier watched her silently and then tore off the black tank top he had put on before they lay down. This gesture made Ella realize his intention. Desperate, she began to plead as she had done before.
"Xavier, please, I didn't do anything wrong. You promised not to force me into anything I didn't want."
"You lied to me, damn it," he shouted. "I asked about your brother, and you calmly lied! That sick Otávio is obsessed with my wife, and I was the last to know."
Hearing Xavier curse put Ella even more on edge. He had never spoken to her like that before, only when arguing with his men over the
