Betrayed By The Hero, Loved By The Lord-Chapter 36: Saving dinner (2)

After dinner, Xavier walked Selene to her room. He wouldn’t see her until morning so he enjoyed the last sight of her that he had for the day.

Selene was distracted like always by the decorations in the estate. Xavier wondered if she thought of changing anything that wasn’t to her liking.

Tonight, Xavier saw a bit more of her fear when Selene spoke of not knowing what she would have done without him. She didn’t have anyone else to turn to and her maids were the only people she looked to as family.

"Do you plan to join me when I visit your old family home? Your relatives wouldn’t be foolish to harm you or speak poorly to you when you become a Blackthorn," Xavier sparked a conversation.

"Then you have never been around them long enough to know they would do just that. I would love to visit it once more and personally see what is left of it. If you could get it out of their hands, that would be wonderful," Selene replied.

She continued, "I am indebted to you once more. You must think of something I can offer you. Other than entertainment. We could do something fun together so you aren’t bored."

"I am not bored these days. Still, I will hear what you have in mind."

"I will do my best to think of something fun here on the estate. I don’t have many hobbies which may be fun for you. Luckily, I have a secret weapon to find the answer," Selene said, thinking of Harold.

"Harold?" Xavier asked. "Why go to him when I am here to help come up with ideas?"

Selene shook her head, not wanting to do that. "I want it to be a surprise. You might be hard to please so I will plan well with the help of Harold and the head maid."

"Why go to Harold when you can just come to me? Ask me," Xavier said, holding Selene’s hand so she would stop walking. "If you want to know anything about me, just ask me."

"Did anyone say I was asking around about you?" Selene wondered. She had promised Harold she would keep what he said a secret.

It wouldn’t be surprising if Harold was reporting what they spoke about to Xavier.

"It is obvious since you don’t come to me. Have I not made you feel comfortable to come to me? I will not get angry or annoyed if you want to learn something about me or know about my relationship with others," said Xavier.

"You have made it comfortable to speak to you but when I have my questions, you are not around. I will hold my questions for when you are around. I’m sorry," Selene apologised but she didn’t know what for.

"Do not apologise. You make me want to bite you," Xavier said, peering down at her exposed neck.

"Please do not. I am not your meal," Selene said, taking small steps back which she hoped wasn’t noticed by Xavier.

"Yet I find myself wanting to devour you," Xavier replied. Her attempt to put some space between them was noticed. She continued to try to run away when he hadn’t done anything. "I wish to get a glimpse of what goes on inside your head. I have only been teasing you so I wonder, how would you react if I were serious?"

"Serious about what?" Selene asked softly.

"Do not play as if you do not know. We both know how smart you are. I won’t let you off the hook forever, Selene. I hope to use this time for us to know more about each other," Xavier said, his finger smoothly toying with a strand of hair he felt called out to him all night. "Come to me anytime you like. I will not turn you away since my door is always open to you."

"It is open to you now-"

"Goodnight Lord Blackthorn," Selene said, snapping out of the trance he was putting her in.

Xavier laughed and rested his head on her shoulder. "Again, you are thinking the worst of my words. What door did you think I meant?" freewёbnoνel.com

"I do not want to guess. I only know if I entered any door with you, you would tease me. I understand you quite fast," Selene replied.

"And what do you think based on what you have seen so far? Tell me," Xavier said, curious about her thoughts about him,

"You are strange at times, annoying with how you enjoy teasing others so often, but you mean no harm if it is concerning someone you care for. I only need to learn how to avoid your games. Then I will be certain that I can survive living here with you. That is what I have gathered so far," Selene shared with Xavier.

Selene knew there was a temper she had somehow not seen but as long as she didn’t do something foolish like try to stab him in the back, she would never have his anger directed at her. She would rather he saved it for others who troubled them.

"When are you going to let go of me, Xavier? If you need something to rest on, you should go to your bed," Selene said, lucky she was strong enough to hold his weight though he wasn’t pushing all his weight on her.

"I am not going to sleep. The night is time for us to be wide awake. If you are not tired, you can join me. I can tell you more about my mother," Xavier offered.

"I would love that but something tells me if I go anywhere with you now, I will face your teasing ways. Since you would prefer I come to you with any questions, I will come to you in the morning. I will be awake for the next hour or so to start putting together ideas for our wedding and then I will bring them to you. Good night," Selene said, slipping her hand out of Xavier’s hold.

"Good night Selene," Xavier bid goodbye.

Xavier stepped away from Selene so she could enter the room which wasn’t too far away from where they stood. He was getting ahead of himself here by wanting to be so close to Selene more than he planned to at first but he enjoyed her company.

Xavier noted to be more careful before he scared her away. The last thing he needed was for Selene to take the things he said as wanting to bed her. It was the last thing on his mind since he only sought now to have her open up to him more.

When the door closed, Xavier left to find the butler to give him a task for tomorrow.