Chapter 5

The drive to our house was really tense.

Neither did I nor him spoke a single word till we reached.

I was replaying Tabia's attitude the whole time we encountered each other in my mind.

If he was Xavier's third in command then why was he so rude to him. Wouldn't he be more loyal and respectful to him?

I think their is more to it that I don't know about.

We reached home and Xavier went straight to his study.

I changed into my silky comfy night gown.

I was gonna spend the rest of the day at home so it was better for me to wear it.

I made myself some lemon green tea and went to his study to give him some coffee.

I knocked on the door and entered.

He had his back facing me and it seemed like he was talking to someone on his phone.

Not to disturb him I quickly laid the cup on his desk and proceeded to walk out when I saw many book shelves with different genres.

I walked up to the shelves and picked out a book from romance section.

It looked interesting but was in Italian. I was debating if I should read it or not. I think it will help me learn many Italian words and I really love a romance novel.

I didn't notice but the whole time Xavier was staring at my back.

I just ignored him. Picked up the book and was walking out of the study.

I was stopped by his voice.

He said," I don't want you anywhere near Tabia. Don't talk to him or look at him. Be 5 feets away from him. I don't care if he comes up to you, ignore him."

I nodded and left quickly.

I was sitting on the balcony sofa reading the book and sipping on my tea when all of a sudden the balcony lights switched on.

I looked up and saw that it was now dark outside.

I was so engrossed in the book that I lost the track of time.

I slowly got up and stretched my arms and legs.

"Oh shit. The dinner." I remembered.

I quickly turned around and was hurriedly walking towards the kitchen. I bumped into something or someone and was gonna fall back on my ass when arms where wrapped around my waist and prevented me from falling.

Surprised I looked up to see Xavier hovering over me.

His face was close to mine. So close that if I just leaned a bit forward our lips will touch.

We were in that position just staring at each other for a while. It felt like hours before we separated and stood there awkwardly.

He cleared his throat and in a husky voice said," Be more careful and don't run around."

I blushingly nod my head and left.

My heart was pounding hard in my chest. I was really confused as to why.

Was it the adrenaline or was it because of him?

I shrugged off the latter and concentrated on the preparation for dinner.

I brushed my teeth and got ready to hit the bed.

I walked out of the bathroom and sat down on the bed applying the moisturizer.

I looked at Xavier who was siting on a chair in the corner.

He was shirtless and had a cigarette lit up in between his fingers.

He had his eyes closed and looked very tense. He was really working himself off now a days.

He felt me starting and opened his eyes to look at me.

I would usually look away but for some reason I really couldn't take my eyes off him.

After a second he called me over.

I reluctantly stood up and walked up to him.

He watched me get closer and pulled me into his lap.

I was now sitting with my legs around his hips and head on his chest.

He was warm and somehow felt safe.

I slowly wrapped my arms around him and felt his arms on my sides.

He was holding onto me tight.

It was really good to be in his arms.

We didn't say anything just sat comfortable in each other's arms.

After a while I still felt him stiff. So moved my hands to his shoulders and started massaging them.

He slowly was relaxing under me and I heard him sighing softly.

I looked up at him as he had his eyes closed and felt a warm feeling inside me after seeing his more relaxed face.

We were soon interrupted by a knock on the bedroom door.

It was just us in the house, meaning someone entered our house without permission.

Xavier instantly pulled me closer.

I felt my heart skip a beat when he pulled a revolver from his pocket and pointed it towards the door.

"Come in.", He ordered.

To my surprise Maria and Max walked in.

She stopped in front of us and bowed her head before saying," I am here to drop Max. He will be starting his training again from tommorow. Please look after him and train him well."

With that she let go off the kid's hand and was gonna leave when he tucked onto his mother's dress while crying and saying over and over," No don't leave me here again. I want to go home. I don't want to train."

His mother's face didn't show any emotions as she was tried to shook off his hands.

"Max", Xavier's voice echoed through the room causing him to freeze and let go of the dress.

His mother patted his head and left.

He stood in the middle of the room crying silently.

It hurt me seeing the little boy cry and having no one comfort him.

I was going to go and pick him up but Xavier's arms didn't let me go.

He slowly stopped crying as no more tears came out and he was tired of crying.

"Are you done? Did crying get you out of here? Did it help you in any way?", Xavier asked.

Max was looking at the ground when he heard his brother say," Crying will never solve the problem. It will just make you tired and more stressed. Rather then that train quickly and get out of here. If you don't fight and just stood there crying no one will help you. A real man never cries. Keep that in your mind. I don't want to see you cry again."

"Look up and say yes I understood." Xavier ordered.

Max with his red and tired eyes looked at us and whispered," Yes I understood."

"Loudly", Xavier's cold voice echoed.

"Yes, I understood.", Max said raising his voice.

Xavier just nodded and did a hand gesture shooing him.

I felt pity for the little boy. He had to train to be a Mafia rather than having fun and enjoying his childhood.

But this was what it meant to be born in this lifestyle.

You had to learn how to fight and shoot before studying or playing around.

After he left, Xavier hold onto my hips and stood up with me in his arms.

He laid us both on the bed and switched the lights off.

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