Chapter 35

Our lips were only millimeters apart when there was a knock. 

Xavier stiffened, let go of me, and took a step back. There he was again, the familiar Xavier, the cold and menacing Alpha. I shouldn't have expected anything else. 

Also, I should pull myself together and not let this man get too close to me. I couldn't just give in. Not after what had happened. I wasn't weak and wouldn't put up with anything.

Still, this sudden cold hurt. Hardly anyone came and he kept his distance. I just didn't want anyone to know that he had a soft side. No, nobody should be able to guess that. If he had a soft side at all, who knows what that just was?

Then Melody came in, she saw Xavier and stopped dead in her tracks. It didn't take long, but finally, she said: "Oh, I'm sorry. I'll..." She wanted to turn around and leave, but Xavier interrupted her: "No, I was just about to leave." With these words, he left the room and an emptiness remained in me. He left as easily as if