~Elena~
I wished for the ground to open and swallow me up with the way Xander stared murderously at us.
I pushed Nathan away from me and bowed my head in shame.
Why now?
Why does he have to appear now?
My heartbeat accelerated and I felt it would burst out of my chest as Xander’s eerie footsteps approached my direction.
I couldn’t see his face, but only the sight of his feet sent shivers gushing down my spine. I gripped the hemline of the bathrobe and clenched my teeth, biting my lips to stop me from crying out before his punishments started.
I looked at his feet again, it was just an inch away from me, and, oh gracious goddess, I wondered if I would survive the heat of his anger wheezing toward me.
I shut my eyes and bit my lips harder, my chest constricting in panic and alm
