Xander's POV
After instructing Sebastian to come with me to the Study room, I went ahead of him while he trudged behind.
We entered the room and met the slave girl sleeping peacefully on the chair she was sitting on. A guard was with her in the room, the moment he noticed us enter, he bowed in greetings.
My eyes danced over Aria's peaceful face and I felt something shift in my heart. Her features were calm and angelic, the slow rise and fall of her chest made her appear harmless.
I kept staring at her sleeping frame, oblivious of when Sebastian walked past me until I saw him moving close to her. He looked like he was in a trance as he took slow steps towards her, his hands outstretched like aiming to touch her.
My face scrunched in a scowl. "What do you think you're doing?" I spoke u
