🌸The Promise 🌸[18+]

Chapter 32

We can hear the painful cries, calling out as we hurry down the stairs. I see Xavier carrying a girl in his arms, who's very clearly heavily pregnant. She clings to him working through her pain with each pant.
"It's okay Anne, I've got you." Xavier says with a familiar tongue. Like he knows this girl.

I see Isaac and another man I don't recognise looking back at us.

Xavier cold voice makes us look to him.
"Angeles can you go and get me some towels and boiling water. But be careful I don't want you falling and burning yourself." Xavier states as he starts to walk.

"It hurts Xavier." The young cries, she can't be more than Angeles age. Her mousey brown hair sticking to her forehead and her face crumbles.

"I know Anne, but I'm here now." Xavier soothes.

His caring tone towards the girl is confusing me, this isn't how he would normally speak to a patient.

He turns around to face me and his eyes are still cold.
"Nova, please show Toby out. Then come to the dining room."
The authority in his voice makes me straighten up a little taller.

"Okay." I gulp feeling slightly intimidated.

"What about me Sir?" Isaac asks although he's looking a bit green.

"Isaac, you can help Angeles." His voice fades as he's moving. Anne's groans go with him.

I turn to the other man he has dark blonde hair and his eyes look blue. He seems to be around Xavier age, and he has a kind face. With a shift of his foot, he moves towards the door and I follow.
"Are you Anne's husband?" I ask.

Toby looks to me and laughs. "No miss I just found her at the gate, when I was doing my rounds. She was making a lot of noise and then I noticed she was in labour." He says and looks to me with a smile showing his dimples.

"Doing your rounds?" Sounding confused.
"What's that?" I ask.

"Well Miss I work here as security, I walk around the Estate in the evenings to make sure it's all okay. I was hired after Mr Jenkins death." He states matter of factly.

Thoughts of Mr Travers and poor Mr Jenkins cloud my mind. I don't want to think of them. I need a clear head.

"Thank you, Toby, for your help, but I best go and help Xavier."

He nods and walks into the darkness, but before I shut the heavy door he turns to look at me with a smile of his dimples and then he's gone.

I walk following the echo of Anne's cries till I reach the dining room.

Xavier has placed her back on the large table and with her knees bent while he's examining between her open legs. Her dress is pushed up and bunched around her hips.
I blush at the sight, it seems wrong to be watching this. I feel for Anne's privacy.

Xavier pulls his hand back and I notice he has white gloves on. They are coated with blood and some sticky substance.
Anne is panting and groaning in a considerable amount of pain.

"I'm... sss... Sorry, Xavier." Anne cries and puts her hands to her face. "I didn't have a choice." She cries harder.

"Why didn't you tell me, Anne? I could have helped you." His voice is sad as he feels over her swollen pregnant stomach.

"I..I..couldn't." But her voice stops and a crippling groan escapes her thin lips.

How does this girl know Xavier? And why does he look so upset? He seems disappointed in her or disappointed in himself.