Realize: Legacies| Book 3

Chapter 86 - The Werewolf & the Hunters' Daughter

Xavier's POV

A little tense while we both stood within the confines of the rooftop as the sun slowly set. The fear of the unknown, all the doubt that I had has been washed away within seconds as our lips were linked in a tender touch.

At first she was apprehensive.

Surprised by the suddeness of what had happened, but it soon melted as it gave way so that our true emotions were now shown.

Moments passed, and I found myself pulling her impossibly closer. Her lips, like the petals of a beautiful rose. Sweet. Soft to the touch as warmth slowly enveloped my whole being.

All our problems irrelevant at that one moment of bliss.

Though soon, the moment had to come to an end. And with reluctance, I gently pulled away from her. Slowly opening my eyes to which our gazes locked.

Her eyes held wonder. Confusion, as well as curiosity. I knew cause those were exactly what I was feeling as well at that moment.

I hoped. Almost prayed for her to say something but was only met with a worrisome silence.

"I-I..." I tried to think of what to say. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have surprised you like that."

I said, only to realize that I might've said what I said a bit poorly.

"Was that another mistake then??" She asked. Her expression changing to hurt which only told me that she did take it the wrong way.

"No!" I quickly told her. "The only mistake here was me trying to keep how I truly feel about you to myself."

Taking the chance to look at her directly, I didn't know how to feel when I couldn't even read what she might've been thinking.

"Last night, before you kissed me, you have no idea how badly I just wanted to pull you in." I said a bit shyly.

"Then.. Then why were you ignoring me all day?? I tried talking to you countless times but you just..." She didn't finish and just ended with sighing out. "I really thought that you regretted it." 

I didn't realize how I truly hurt her until that moment. Her eyes seemed like they were on the verge of tears.

Reaching for her hand, I gently pulled her closer. Bringing my other hand towards her cheek before lightly stroking her soft skin with my thumb.

"I'm sorry." I said. "I was..." I sighed out. Not knowing how I was gonna explain it to her.

"I was scared." I finally said. Unable to thing of anything else to tell her. Though even if that was the case, what I said was true.

I was scared.

Scared of all of the possibilities that would or wouldn't happen with these ever growing feelings that I had for her.

Sacred of the reprocussions. The possible danger that having a relationship with her would bring, being that she was part of a family of hunters.

But most of all, I was scared of the possibility of it not being real. That Diane herself was in fact what my brother and dad were trying to warn me about.

And honestly, that thought still lingers in my mind.

Though seeing her in front of me right now, I found myself seeing those unwanted thoughts as they were.

Only possibilities. Things that I wasn't even sure would happen.

But thing that I was sure was that the feelings I had for here were real. Pure and genuine.