**Elena**
“Xavier!” I screamed as I watched his fist slam into Adolfo’s face.
My heart jolted up into my throat.
“What about his temper” ? The memory flickered in when Lauren had spoken about his temper..
And here it was — exactly what she’d feared.
I flew down the staircase, my hands gripping the railing so tightly my knuckles ached.
Would Xavier lose himself completely?
“Stop!” I called, my voice cracking as I rushed across the marble floor.
The guards hovered nearby, tense but hesitant..they knew better than to jump in when Xavier was like this.
Adolfo was smirking up at him, blood already trailing from the corner of his mouth, and that smug, innocent look on his face made my stomach twist.
He wasn’t scared at all.
And that scared me.
“Please, stop,” I whispered as I grabbed
