𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫

XIII

"Happy Birthday, Lily."

Lily quickly got up and turned around only to be met with the piercing eyes of her kidnapper.

"Uhm, I- thank you!" She said as she stood up from her place.

"Sit, Lily. I want to talk a little."

"Oh yeah sure." She answered sheepishly as she sat back in her place.

He sat down near her and took out the gift he'd brought her.

"This is a small gift for you. I didn't know whether it was appropriate for me to gift you anything but it's the least I can do you know."

She shyly accepted his gift and quickly fell in love with the necklace the moment she saw it.

"Thank you so much, sir!" She thanked him.

"It's really no problem, Lily."

They sat there in awkward silence when Xavier broke it.

"If you don't mind, I'd like to talk to you a little. Get to know you a little more you know." He said stumbling with his words.

"Me? Why would you want to talk to me?"

"Why not?"

"I mean you kidnapped me and are keeping me hostage at the moment, it'd just feel weird maybe." She said which sounded more like a question.

"You intrigue me, Lily. I'd like to talk to you a little. So, do you mind?"

"No, not at all!" She quickly blurted out.

"So, how old are you?" He asked, acting as though he didn't know.

"I'm 19."

"Do you miss your family a lot?"

"A lot."

"I'm so sorry. I really am. I trust you not to tell anyone but I don't trust your surroundings."

"What do you mean?"

"Nothing."

"This is all just so confusing." She said as she yawned.

"I have one last thing I'd like to ask you before I go."

"Okay."

"Would you like to be my date for the event I'm attending tomorrow?"

It felt like her heart almost stopped for a moment.

"W-what?"

"I already told you, Lily. You intrigue me and I would like for you to be my date for tomorrow if you want to of course."

"I don't know..."

"It's completely your choice, I'm not for-"

"I'll go." She cut him off with newfound bravery.

"Thank you! I'm going to go now because it's getting late. Would you like me to accompany you to your room?"

"Oh yeah, sure!"

He accompanied her to her room and wished her a goodnight and went back to his room with a smile plastered on his face.

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Xavier couldn't believe he'd actually done it. He'd finally held a conversation with Lily who hadn't left his mind from the moment he laid eyes on her.

He was so worried about holding a conversation with her and now that he'd finally done it, it felt as though a weight had been lifted off his shoulders.

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Lily was starting to regret accepting his offer to be his date, she was becoming more and more anxious as time went by and couldn't wait for the event to be over.

It was finally time to get ready and Lily was given a beautiful white dress to wear along with a pair of white heels.

She paired it with the necklace he'd gifted her the day before and couldn't help but smile at herself in the mirror as she'd never felt prettier.

Gisele later came into her room and started working on her hair and makeup, she straightened her beautiful wavy hair and added a small white ribbon as an accessory. As for the makeup, Gisele went in for a natural look.

Lily hugged Gisele thanking her for her work and smiled at herself in the mirror feeling even more beautiful than she did before.

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A goddess, the first thing that he thought of the moment he saw her descending the stairs in her beautiful white dress.

"You look beautiful, Lily." He complimented.

"Thank you. You look nice too!" She complimented back.

He was about to thank her when he was interrupted by his mother's arrival.

"Sembra bello, ragazzo mio!" Complimented his mother as she engulfed him in a warm hug.

"Looking handsome, my boy!"

"Grazie mamma, anche tu sei bellissima!"

"Thanks, mama, you look beautiful too!"

She muttered a thank you then diverted her attention to Lily.

"Lily, right?" She asked already knowing the answer.

"Yes, ma'am."

"Pretty girl." She said complimenting Lily with her limited English vocabulary.

"Thank you so much, ma'am! You're very pretty as well, I love your dress!"

"Sweet girl." She said with a sweet smile which made the girl's cheeks immediately heat up.

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They finally arrived at the fancy hotel where the gala was being hosted and Lily was on the verge of a panic attack, she couldn't help but feel anxious about attending a mafia gala with her kidnapper, something she'd never have thought of.

"Are you ready, Lily?" He asked, interrupting her train of thoughts.

"Y-yes." She stuttered.

"Are you sure? Look if you don't want to, it's no problem, we can just go back."

"No, no it's fine." She said not wanting to ruin the night.

"Alright, then let's go." He said offering her his hand which she gladly accepted.

As soon as they entered the hotel, Lily regretted telling him that she was ready but it was too late.

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I know that I'm a bad author and that I haven't updated in a while but I have official exams in a month and am bombarded with exams right now, I don't know when the next update will be but I'll try to update soon. Thank you for all the love on this book. Love you all and take care <3