Chapter 16: She's Dead!!

Xander had been holding himself back ever since she walked through that door, he didn't want to frighten her any further but watching her nibble on her pink bottom lip and see it get wet was enough to push the red button that signaled danger inside of him.

He kissed her lips without stopping to think over what he was about to do and felt her go stiff against the wall.

She tasted the same, even sweeter and he couldn't stop himself from taking it deeper, forcing her mouth open to taste her tongue.

Anxi's caramel brown optics dilated shockingly in disbelief at his unexplainable act to the point her heart went on a quick rampage, her boss??

Kissing her??

Her fist clenched with a surge of fury arousing deep inside of her and just when she was about to push him off and express her anger, she froze half way like an unmoved mannequin as memories of what happened that night finally rushed back into her little head and her closed eyes flung open!

She remembers!

She remembers the moment he showed up at the bar that night, carrying her in his arms and taking her to his car.

She equally remembers pulling the kiss on him first and the wave of pleasure started to sink in as she closed her eyes, enjoying the intimate feeling of having his tongue inside her mouth, how she craved for more back then and still craved for it.

Her heart drummed continuously in her chest like they would rip out anytime soon as those words constantly rang in her head, she kissed him last night!!

Anxi couldn't bear the shamelessness of her own act and pulled him back, feeling hazy to even push him off with all of her strength, she had no idea how long that kiss lasted cause they were both catching their breaths.

He was her boss, she barely even knew him and doing this wasn't right. She was drunk back then and kissed him without realizing, no wonder she felt so uneasy after showing up at work.

"Do you remember now?"

Anxi couldn't respond, like someone who had lost her voice, her emotions were all mixed up at the moment and her head was starting to ache again, she couldn't meet his gaze and stared at her toes instead.

Xander couldn't hide his own astonishment, he expected her to be mad, angry or even slap him for his act but she just remained trapped, curling her fair toes under her cute slippers and keeping her gaze low.

"P_Please let me leave."

And once again, she dodged his question and headed for the door, fortunately he didn't stop her and her only aim was to get far away from him at this point, she opened the door and rushed out of his house, not stopping for once as her ponytail hair bounced behind her.

She got to the gate and just before she could say anything to it, the gate opened to her own bewilderment and deep down, she knew who opened it.

Did her boss do this? He's letting her go.

She turned to look at the Grand manor like it was possible to sight her handsome boss one last time, without uttering a single word, she ran out through the gate.

Xander on the other hand watched as his little bunny ran all the way to the gate through the surveillance camera.

He had all these gadgets just in case someone tried to break into his home, there were lots of people after him so for protection, he got all his gadgets from a D-tech company which was owned by Damian.

He pressed the remote control and the gate instantly opened with ease. He didn't miss the surprised look on her face the moment the gate opened. He watched her turn to look at the house and there was this strange feeling that crept into his heart as he watched her leave.

He gets a feeling he just made a big mistake letting her walk through that gate and when he glanced at his watch, it was past 10 at midnight.

Anxi walked across the lonely street, carried away by her thoughts and a bit unaware of her surroundings. Her fingers found its way to her lips and flashbacks of how he kissed her played constantly on her head.

She facepalmed, feeling stupid by her own acts and quick response.

"You told yourself you wouldn't get blinded Anxi, what's happening to you."

She couldn't think of anything, her brain was all messed up and her situation was quite unfortunate to her.

Is he going to fire her now? If he does, how will she get another job? Should she even show up at work tomorrow?

Her mind was clouded by negative thoughts but the footsteps of someone behind her made her stop in her tracks, she alarmingly turned around to see who it was but puzzledly, there was no one there, the street was dark and empty, with only a few streetlights to light the road.

It would be impossible to find a cab from here at this hour, she just has to get back into the main street again.

Sighing deeply, she continued at her usual pace, hoping to find a cab or even a taxi.

Those strange footsteps behind her caught her attention once again, she turned around but there was nothing there.

The fact she was hearing footsteps behind her but finding the road empty made adrenaline rush through her system and this time around, she sensed trouble.

Without waiting for someone to even tell her to run, she took to her heels and at the same time, she could hear the footsteps behind her trying to catch up with her.

"Hey, stop there!" They called out to her and she realized immediately she was being chased by goons.

She didn't turn back to look at them and kept running with all her might.

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Xandria and Damian remained in the dark alley, a yellow bulb which hung in the ceiling continuously blinked on and off Indicating there was a problem with the connection.

Xandria held a bat in hand while eyeing the lady whose hands and legs were tied to a pole. She let out an impatient sigh as she stole a quick glance at the time in her watch.

"It's getting to 10pm and I'm pretty sure Anxi would have left already, is it wrong to say I hate my brother for this." Xandria asked while Damian shook his head in response because he equally felt like killing Xander for sending him here, although he knew Xander's reason for sending Xandria over, that cold-blooded fellow was looking for an opportunity to steal a few minutes with Anxi.

The lady they had tied up suddenly coughed due to her struggle to release herself which only irked Xandria's mood.

"Just shut your mouth already! Listen to me because of you I had to miss my favorite movie so you better start talking or I'll break all the bones in your body and give them to the wild to feast on okay?"

She got to her feet, crouching beside her victim, the lady they had tied up was already bruised but it wasn't too much, Damian liked the fact Xandria wasn't completely as heartless as Xander.

"Come on, start talking, who sent you to poison the drink which you solely brought to Xander's hotel room." Xandria questioned, her hazel eyes were enough to warn the lady not to even think about lying to her, she was already in a bad mood and would prefer it if this woman makes it easier for her.

"No...no one sent me, I_I...did...did it on purpose." She stuttered, glancing around the room with a frightened expression as though there was someone watching her.

"Listen to me, I'm being a lot more patient with you, if Xander gets to deal with you himself you won't like the outcome of it."

Damian nodded in agreement, equally stepping close to their victim. "You do not wish to incur the wrath of Xander, so it'll be a lot better for you to tell us what you know and we can even set you free, we just need details of that night."

Their victim couldn't hold back her tears anymore, her eyes were already swollen and red due to her struggles to suppress them.

"He's here." She whispered through tears and her voice trembled, looking grief stricken like someone who had lost the will to live.

Xandria and Damian exchanged puzzled glances, wondering if they both heard the same thing before turning to look at the victim whose face had gone even paler.

"What did you say?"

"He's here." She was once again, glancing around the room with terror in her eyes.

"He's watching me, he's going to kill me!"

She was panicking, almost losing her mind while glancing around the room, forcefully trying to free herself from the chains used in holding her in place.

Xandria instantly brought out her gun from her back pocket while Damian did the same. Both glancing around the alley alarmingly.

"Where is he?!" Xandria asked but the lady was panicking, fear written all over her pale stricken face.

"He's going to kill me if I tell you his identity, he'll kill me!! I can see it in his eyes!!"

Xandria wasn't understanding the situation, who was she talking about?

She doesn't sense anyone's presence, neither does Damian sense any dark force or aura leaving the both of them confused and the next minute….

There was blood.

Two arrows were shot straight to the lady's chest, both aiming for her heart as it dripped out blood.

She's dead!!

Damian and Xandria stared in disbelief and instantly followed the area where the arrow came from. The sound of a window closing was heard, a shadow disappearing into the night.

"After him!"