|Xavier’s POV|
“I think I’ll take a leave now.” Raya says glancing at me with her lips pulled into a pleased grin before she smiles too sweetly at Sage, “it was a pleasure meeting you, dear.” She says to her.
Sage doesn’t respond aside from the slow nod of her head. And as Raya slithers away, I look down at Sage and find her lost in some thoughts.
“Love?” I call out to her, my heart racing while I think about all the possible things that Raya must have told her about.
I place my hand on the small of her back and that seems to do the trick as she is pulled out of her reverie and looks up at me with her eyes filled with fear.
Staring at her face from this close, I see the unmistakable gleam of moisture underneath and at the corner of her eyes and my fists clenches in anger while my
