Chapter 51 (edited)

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Claire's POV:

I don't how I managed to stay asleep for this long but I didn't wake up until I felt a gentle finger caressing against my face stirring me awake.

Blinking my eyes open my eyes immediately locked in with the pair of warm brown eyes, offering me a sense of warmth and comfort I have been searching for in the night sky but now I realize it's something only he can offer me.

"I'm s-sorry" I mumbled softly when I realized I was all tangled up in him and of course, he wouldn't want that especially when he's sick.

I tried to get away but his arm around me only tightened and he shifted, changing our positions as he buried his face in the crook of my neck.

I chewed on my lip when I felt his warm breath hit the sensitive skin of my neck and goosebumps shot all over my body.

"Stay" his deep voice came followed by his warm lips pressing up against my skin making me suck in a sharp breath.

His voice wasn't demanding nor was his hold too tight to prevent me from moving. It was more of a request. And I can't lie I liked being in his arms. I felt safe.

I slowly reached my hands up in his hair and he let out a satisfying sigh leaving butterfly kisses all over my neck making my stomach do a double flip.

Not soon after his kisses stopped and he slightly pulled away with his eyes fixated on my neck, a deep frown sitting on his face. That's when I remembered about all the marks and bruises on my neck.

"I need to go" I mumbled already feeling tears stinging my eyes.

"Claire wait" he rushed but I ignored him.

Sliding off the bed I took quick steps towards the door but out of nowhere Xavier grabbed my wrist to stop me and I instinctively flinched at the sudden contact.

He immediately let go of my hand and pain was evident in his eyes.

I couldn't hold back the tears anymore so I quickly rushed out of the room. Climbing down the stairs I could hear many voices in the distance so I sucked in a deep breath, wiped my face clean, and put on a smile before walking forward into the lounge.

"My god Claire!" Chloe's loud voice scared me and she rushed towards me pulling me into a tight hug followed by Oliver's chuckle.

"I fucking missed you" she mumbled and I hugged her back with just as much love.

"Your baby bump is gone" I joked to which she laughed and pulled back.

"Because I got them out, come let me introduce you to lily and Carson" she pulled me towards a troller with 2 baby seats in them, and there sat the most adorable babies, one dressed in all blue who I assume is Carson and the other dressed all in pink which most likely is Lily. Both of them were asleep.

"They're so adorable Chlo" I awed at them and she looked at them like a proud mother.

"They definitely look more like you" I said to Chloe and Oliver soon chipped in.

"They sure do, just as beautiful as their mother" he said wrapping his arms around her and her face went red making me giggle at the adoring couple in front of me.

"Claire"

A voice came and I turned to look at who it was and there stood Eric with a gentle smile on his face, hands shoved down his pockets.

I gave him a gentle smile of my own. I wasn't as uncomfortable around him anymore. He's my brother after all. And he never meant any harm toward me, he always protected me for as long as he could.

He blames himself for what happened to me but as I said before, no one is accountable for Liam and my father's actions other than they themselves.

"Can we talk?" He suggested gesturing toward the garden and I gave him a soft nod before following him outside.

Just as we reached the garden I was pulled into a warm yet tight hug. And without any hesitation, I returned his hug.

"I'm so fucking sorry princess, I know you say I'm not responsible for all that happened, but I am and I will never be able to forgive myself" he whispered, his voice shaky.

"Bubba I will never hold you responsible for what happened, you were only trying to reach me. And look, you found me after all these years. And I'm just so grateful that I got you back" I rubbed his back and I could feel his tears soaking up my shirt and he only tightened his hug.

We kept hugging for god knows how long, we didn't speak but only hugged each other.

After a while, he pulled back and held my face in his hands.

"Come with me princess, I will keep you safe, I can give you a fresh start, Skyler can come with us too, I can give you both a better life, far away from here, from all the bad memories princess, let me do this, please" he begged and the thought of having a fresh start, of leaving all the nightmares behind sounded pretty tempting.

But at the same time, the thought of never being able to see that one particular pair of brown eyes terrified me.

"But bubba-" I began but he cut me off.

"Think about it princess, I'm not gonna force you, but please promise me you will think about it" he begged and I let out a defeated sigh and gave him a soft nod which caused a big smile to spread across his face.

A phone ringing in his pocket caught his attention and he excused himself leaving me by myself in the garden.

Walking towards the bench I sat and pulled my knees up to my chest and let my mind run wild.

The pain Xavier had in his eyes flashed before mine and it stinged me, more than it should.

Sucking in a deep breath and deciding to go and talk to Xavier I stood up and walked back into the house. I don't even know what I'm gonna talk to him about, but I guess I'll figure it out when I'm standing before him.

I walked in to find everyone gathered in the lounge, chattering with each other but the room fell silent when they noticed my presence.

"Where's Xavier?" I asked no one in particular.

"He said he was feeling better, and there was some work he needed to take care of" Derek informed me and I frowned but nodded regardless and walked away towards the stairs.

Climbing up I rushed into my room to find my phone resting on the bed. Reaching for it I picked it up and dialed Xavier's number.

After a couple of rings when he didn't pick up I was about to cut the call but then he picked up.

"Xavier's busy right now, call later"

A woman's voice came and my brows scrunched together while my heart dropped in my stomach.

"W-Who's this?" I asked, my heart thudding loudly in anticipation.

"Me? I'm his girlfriend. Who the fuck are you calling him?" She snapped and then another voice came.

"Who's that?"

It was Xavier's voice.

"No one babe, some random chic calling you" she answered and my heart sank hearing her call him that and him not objectifying about it.

I immediately cut the line as my bottom lip quivered and I dropped to the bed while a stray tear rolled down my cheek. Ofc course he has a girlfriend, did I really think he could love someone like me?

Wiping my tears harshly I stood up and stomped out of my room and down the stairs where everyone was sitting. As I walked into the lounge I noticed Oliver and Chloe were already gone which left only Sky, Derek and Eric just chattering among themselves.

"We're going home" I blurted out to Skyler and she immediately stood up looking at me, her eyes filled with worry as she rushed towards me.

"What's wrong honey bee? Are you okay?" She asked worriedly.

"I'm fine, but we're going home, now" I pressed, trying so hard not to burst out in tears while I could physically feel my heart tearing down in pieces.

"Kitten, what's wrong?" Derek asked and now Eric was looking at me with worry filed gaze.

"I just wanna go home, I don't wanna stay here" my lip quivered and Eric immediately stood up walking towards me.

"I'll take you both home" he said and I gave him a nod before walking over to Derek and handing him over my phone all the while he looked at me confused.

"Tell Xavier to give this to his girlfriend" I forced the words out and he looked puzzled.

But before he could say anything else I stormed out of the house with Eric and Sky following right behind me.

Not being able to look at either of them I slide into the backseat of the car and waited for Eric to begin driving.

The drive back to the apartment was quiet, neither of them pressed me to talk and I was thankful because I have no reason to give them, me and Xavier were never a thing. But a part of me always thought there was something special between us.

The way he always looked at me, the adoration, the love in his eyes. Was it all a lie, a phase for him?

Most importantly what was it for me?

My thoughts were interrupted when the car came to a halt in front of our building.

"Princess, are you feeling okay?" Eric asked and I sucked in a deep breath.

"About what you asked earlier, I will go with you" I mumbled and his eyes went big in shock.

"Wait, really?" He asked in disbelief.

"Yes, just tell me when do we leave"

"We can leave whenever you're ready Princess, if you say tomorrow then we leave tomorrow" He explained, and without giving it much thought I spoke.

"Tomorrow then, I'll be all packed" I muttered before getting out of the car and walked into the building. Skyler was calling out for me but I was running out of energy to hold back my tears so I rushed into our apartment and dashed into my room, locking it.

"Claire, honey please don't shut me out, please tell me what's wrong?" Skyler banged on the door and I dropped onto my bed finally allowing my tears to flow freely as I hugged my knees to my chest.

Why did I think he loved me?

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Xavier's POV:

I couldn't take it anymore. Seeing her afraid of me slices my heart open and I can't bear it anymore.

Seeing all the bruises on her neck and then her flinching away from me felt like someone was stabbing my heart over and over again.

So being an idiot I decided to numb it with alcohol, that's the only thing that can numb it all.

Getting to my club I straight up went into the VIP section and ordered my drinks.

The waitress, Veronica is someone I believe I had a one-night stand with way long ago, and she's been annoying me about it, but she knows her limits and also knows that if she chose to cross them there's nothing stopping me from blowing her head off.

After I was down 5 to 6 drinks she spilled the whisky on my pants and she was lucky I didn't have my gun on me so I just went into one of the bedrooms in my club and changed into one of the spare pants.

When I walked out I frowned seeing her standing there in the most slutiest lingerie, holding my phone next to her ear.

Usually, I wouldn't mind fucking her right there and then but I no longer find any other woman attracted besides my angel. And the funny thing is she doesn't have to wear that to turn me on, all she has to do is say my name and that fucks me up big time.

"Who's that?" I grumbled at her and she immediately put the phone down.

"No one babe, just some random chic calling you" she replied and it took me a minute to register what she called me.

Grabbing her by her jaw I pulled her towards me.

"Do. Not. Cross your goddamn limits lia, Mia whatever the fuck is your name" I growled at her before pushing her away, picking up my phone, and left the room.

Getting in the car I rested my head back on the seat while my driver drove me back to the mansion. I just wanna sleep in her arms.

Soon we reached the house and I walked in, expecting to see her either sitting in the lounge or walking around in the kitchen. But I was disappointed when I found the house empty.

Dragging my feet up the stairs I walked into her room knowing that she would be there but yet again I was disappointed and confused. Where is she?

"Looking for her?"

Derek's voice came and I turned to look at him and he stood there with a frown and her phone in his hands.

"Where is she?" I asked him, feeling my senses coming back sobering me up.

"She left" he muttered and my heart sank.

"The fuck you mean she left?" I snapped and he pushed her phone to my chest.

"I mean she fucking left, and told me to tell you to give this phone to your 'girlfriend'" he muttered and I looked at him in utter confusion. My what?

"I don't have a fucking girlfriend?"

"Where even were you? She was looking for you, she went to call you and the next thing I know is she's holding back tears and can't stay here for even a minute" he sighed and that's when it all came together.

Grabbing my gun from the drawer I dashed out of the house. Fucking bitch crossed her limits.

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