#1 in the Kingdom series
Sneak peak -
Xavier growled possessively, walking towards me like the predator that he truly was. Staring into the endless pools of his eyes, I saw as raw, primitive need took over every ounce of him and all it did was turn...
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Scarlett Ruse
I woke up to a throbbing head. I slowly opened my eyes, blinking ever so lightly. Stretching my limbs, I yawned lazily.
I was in Xavier's bed. Dazed, I got up quickly.
Bad decision.
Pain shot up from my side and I sat right back down, grabbing onto my rib.
What the hell?
I lifted my shirt up a little to examine myself and saw an ugly bruise forming on my left side.
Moving a certain way hurt, breathing to fast hurt. Dang, was I finally dying?
Letting my shirt fall down in place, I slowly tried to get up without moving my side to much.
Once I was successful in doing so, I sighed in relief only to regret doing that as well.
Gritting my jaw, I walked towards the bathroom.
It was only when I had washed my face and looked up at the mirror that I saw a little golden mark on my upper arm.
Frowning I took a closer look at it.
It was a circle holding a star within. There were intricate writings on it that were too small to comprehend.
I bet it wasn't even in English, looked like gibberish to me. Something told me it was Lara's doing. Or at least a part of it was.
Rolling my eyes, I walked to the dinning room. My stomach was growling with hunger.
I was aware of what had happened in the Oracle's room but I just refused to believe it. For now, I was just a normal person who was hungry enough to eat a whole ass lion. I knew I had to fuel my body if I wanted to feel any better or make sense of my situation.
All in all, I just wanted to go right back to sleep.
I felt exhausted, as if my body had gone through hell and back. Probably even had, huh.
Laughing at my own mediocre I finally made my way into the kitchen.
When I was done with my meal, I pulled my lowers down a bit. Over eating was not fun but my compulsive ass couldn't avoid it sometimes.
It wasn't necessarily a bad thing but I just needed a second to make room in my stomach for even air to get in there.
Exhaling heavily, I waved goodbye to my favorite chef who smiled at me as I walked out.
