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CHAPTER 11

XZAVIER's POV

I was about to get inside my car when my phone vibrated. Upon seeing the reply of Sabina, my lips automatically curved with a smile.

"Fùck. You really are in trouble, X." I muttered to myself while shaking my head. I looked back where I came from and gritted my teeth when I remembered about Sabina crying. Everything that has been happening lately wasn't included in my plans but I couldn't care less anymore. Seeing her cry like that felt like a hand was squeezing my heart out and it hurt.

Something was telling me to stay with her the whole night and just be with her but even if I wanted to, the situation didn't permit me.

I heaved a sigh then got inside my car and just when I was about to start the engine, my watch vibrated. Someone was calling. My forehead crinkled and checked who the caller was. I pressed the answer button.

"What?" I said without any hint of emotion and the person on the other line chuckled.

"Looks like you're on combat mode judging by the sound of your voice." That irritated me and was about to snap at him when an idea came up in my head. Why didn't I think about it before?

"I am not on combat mode. Anyway, you have a great timing. I need a favor from you."

He gasped. "You're actually asking me for a favor?"

"You heard me the first time." I couldn't hide my irritation. He laughed.

"Wow! This is the first time. You always say that you can handle your problems alone whatever it is but now, looks like you encountered a wall that you couldn't destroy on your own and because of that, looks like you've become moodier than ever. Anyway, what favor is that about?"

"I need your help in saving my woman. Much as I want to do this alone, I need help to save her mother too and I don't want either of them to get hurt in any way. I want to make sure to get them out of this place no matter what happens."

"What? Did I hear it right? Your woman?" He repeated in disbelief.

"Can you stop repeating what I'm saying?! You heard it the first time!"

"Hmm...Now I'm curious. This is the first time that I've heard you refer to a woman like that and it almost gave me goosebumps. I mean, knowing you. You never treated any woman special before let alone call them any endearment. Our buddies even make fun of you because you most women are afraid of you especially whenever you're not in the mood.

"This woman must be that interesting not to mention stunning because you're acting like you're not yourself, exerting effort to do her a big favor. And now, you're even referring to her as your woman. She's something to get the attention of the great X of the TBG. Because of that, she's got my attention. I want to meet her."

I gritted my teeth. I didn't know why but hearing him having the interest to meet Sabina made me want to explode in anger.

"I'm warning you now, Ez. She's mine!" I roared dangerously and to my surprise, he laughed full of amusement.

"Fùck! This is so much fun. I wish, I'm with you right now so that I could see the look on your face. This is refreshing. I can't believe that you would actually behave like this because of a woman. Ky was right all along. Women are really scary. They can tame even the most dangerous animal." What am I? An animal? If he wasn't my best friend, I would've broken his neck.

"Are you going to help me or not?" I impatiently asked. He finally stopped laughing but I could tell that he was trying his best to stifle his laughs so that he wouldn't piss me of even more.

"You're really like a moody spinster and I think, your behavior worsened because of this woman. She's really special, huh?"

"You—" Whatever I was planning to say was interrupted by him.

"—Rest assured, bud. You know that you can always count on me. You don't have to be so hot-headed like you usually are." That secretly made me smile. I knew that he would help me. Ezron or Ez for short has been my best friend ever since we were young.

Our parents were close friends that's why we grew up together. We were always together even during those times that we weren't on our best behaviors during university days. We joined the TBG together at the same time too.

"Then, come to my rest house three days from now on."

"What?! You're in that God forsaken mountainous place again?! I have a date three days from now and—"

"—Just tell me if you can't make it so that I know what to do next." He didn't answer for a couple of seconds as if he was having a hard time deciding what to do before I heard him heave a sigh.

"Fine, I give up. I'll cancel my date and hope against hope that my tigress won't scratch up my face because of that. Fùck! If you weren't my best friend, I would never even dare to think cancelling that date." I fought the urge to laugh.

"No, she won't. Knowing you. You can handle her just like you always do to your women."

"You only say that because you don't know how violent she is. This one is different and you don't want to see how she is when she's pissed." He sounded like a complaining child.

"You sound like a man who subjects to the authority of your woman. I would never allow my woman to control me like that." I answered, making fun of him. Now, I finally found something I could tease him with.

"I am not! I am the man in the relationship and I have more control over our relationship." He answered defensively. I was about to answer when I heard a voice of a woman on the background.

"Moro mou, my back is painful. I think, I got this from last night. This is your fault." She sounded like she just woke up and now pouting.

"Which part of your back, moro mou? Is it here or here? I hope, it's not that painful."

"No. Here."

"Okay. Just stay put and I'll massage you." They continued talking as my best friend massages her. He sounded so worried and gentle which was far from his personality. When did this guy become like this?

"Ez." I called for his attention but looked like he was already too busy that he'd forgotten about me. It looked like he just placed the phone somewhere near them without putting it to loud speaker that's why even if I called for him over and over again, he wouldn't be able to hear me. I shook my head in disbelief and ended the call.

"In control, my a*s." I said, shaking my head. Then, I type a message, saying that I expect his presence in my rest house in three days. After sending it, I thought I could go home for a bit before coming back here when I received a message.

'Where are you?' I grunted when I saw who it was from. Looked like I wouldn't be able to go home tonight. I got out of my car and hurriedly went back to Safe Haven. I didn't enter through the main entrance so that no one would see me.

Just when I was about to knock on the door of my Tia, someone spoke behind me.

"Where have you been? You look like you're in a hurry." I gritted my teeth. Fùck! How come he's here?!

I readied a smile before turning around. "Good evening, Father Nicolas."

"Answer my question, Pio." He looked like he was going to pounce on me like a wild animal but I made sure to stay calm but alert at the same time. The leaders know me as Pio but that was nothing but an alias.

"I just went out for a couple of minutes to blow some smoke."

His eyes squinted in anger. "You know very well that no one should see you here! Remember, people here in Safe Haven shouldn't see any man other than me!"

"You don't have to worry about anything, Father Nicolas. You know how careful I am. I've been doing this for three months already."

"I don't care if you're careful or not! You know the rules so you should abide onto it! You know that three days from now on, my wedding will be held here and I don't want any problem to occur because of you! If it wasn't because of your aunt, I would never agree to take you as a guard here!" My fists tightened as my patience began to run out.

Patience was never one of my strengths and I could tell that one more word from him and I would surely do something that would ruin everything.

My lips parted as I was about to respond when the door of my aunt's place opened.

"Pio? Father Nicolas? What's happening here?" She asked with furrowed eyebrows while staring at us alternately.

"You should cut off your nephew's horns! I don't want what happened before to happen again because of him!" Father Nicolas hissed before he turned his back on us and left. My aunt looked at me quizzically before he yanked me by the hand and pulled me inside the house.

She locked the door before she finally let go of my hand and with her hands on her waist, she faced me with a serious face.

"What did you do again this time?"

I shook my head. "I didn't do anything, Tia. That b*stard was just being paranoid." Her eyes widened as she quickly covered my mouth with his hand.

"Be careful of what you're saying! Someone might hear you calling him names!" I removed her hand from covering my lips and then sat on the nearby chair lazily.

"I don't care because in three days' time, the people here in Safe Haven will finally see his real colors. At the same time, I will finally achieve what I came here for."

She raised an eyebrow at me. "That's it? What about Sabina?"

"In three days' time, you'll know, Tia. Anyway, I came back because looks like that fùcker noticed my absence." I then stood up. "I'm going to sleep here again. Goodnight." I kissed her by the cheek before walking past her and went straight to the small room that I occupy whenever I sleep here.

My aunt's place is the farthest house from the center of Safe Haven. She chose this location because she was the type who doesn't like noises. Just like me, she loves nature and peace.

Upon entering the small room, I closed the door and threw myself into bed. I grunted when I felt the hard surface of it. I forgot about the thin bed.

I huffed before rolling on my back and stared at the ceiling, thinking about the things that I needed to do for the next three days. But for some reason, the beautiful face of Sabina popped up on my mind.

I released a breath. I've just been with Sabina for two months but she's already in every fiber of my being. She's like a drug and I could tell that my addiction towards her was already incurable.

"You're hopeless, X. I can't believe that you're doing this to yourself right now." I muttered while shaking my head.

Then, my eyes turned somber as I remembered how all this started. If everything was different, I could give Sabina all the happiness and freedom in the world. But for now, looked like that was out of the question...

I excitedly looked outside the window of our moving car. Even though I came from staying with my grandparents in the country side for three years, I could tell that we're almost home.

My parents put me in my grandparents' care when I was only two years old. They visited me every weekend during those years and I couldn't understand why they had to do that. They're my parents but I had to stay with my grandparents.

But now, the time has finally come that I would go back home.

"Cane, are we there yet?" I asked my bodyguard/driver full of anticipation.

"Almost there, young master." I nodded my head with an excited smile on my face. I didn't say anything more and patiently waited until the car finally came to a stop. Before Cane could open the door for me, I opened it and ran towards the main door.

I didn't even greet the two guards who were quick enough to open the door for me.

"Mamma! Papà!" I called for my parents upon entering the huge mansion and my voice echoed. "Mamma! Papà! Dove sei?" But the deafening silence was the answer I got.

"Young master..." I looked at Cane who just came in.

"Where are they, Cane? I thought, they would be here for my arrival?"

"I just received a message from your father, young master. Looks like they're still in Safe Haven and can't come home until tonight. They instructed for us to ask you what you want to do while waiting so that you won't get bored." My eyes squinted in anger upon hearing what Cane has said.

I couldn't believe that they're at it again. What's with that place called Safe Haven that my parents' attention has always been on it? Is that place more important than me?

"Tell them to just come home right now! I am here now, their son, so they should keep their promise and be with me!" I answered with a loud voice before getting the vase which was on top of the coffee table and threw it on the floor angrily.

The household helpers who witnessed my meltdown were surprised but I didn't care. I was mad and sulking. I ran towards the elevator and got inside.

"Young master, wait!" Cane tried to catch up to me but I already pressed the button and the doors closed. I stayed in this house when my parents finally took me for a vacation three months ago that's why I already knew every part of this house.

When I arrived upstairs, I went to my room and locked myself in there. Shortly after that, Cane came knocking on my door.

"Young master, it's better for you to eat lunch for now. It's already one o'clock. Would you prefer for your meal to be delivered to your room or you come down to the dining area?"

"I don't want to eat! Tell mamma and papà that I will not eat anything until they come home!" I then burrowed my face on the soft pillow. I felt like crying but I blinked my tears back.

"I can't believe that the young master did that. He's only five years old but as he grows older, he becomes more violent and bratty." One heard one of the maids said to Cane.

"Watch your mouth, woman! You can't badmouth the master's son and you know it!" Cane snapped at her angrily. "He's just a child who needs the attention of his parents! We can't say anything about what's happening inside this mansion! All we can do is to serve and protect our masters not to bad mouth them!"

I gritted my teeth. "Leave me alone and don't disturb me!" I shouted for them to hear it outside the door. Then, I heard their footsteps going away from my room.

Later on, my hunger struck. I wanted to call the kitchen staff or Cane to ask for something to eat but I already shooed them away a while ago.

Because of that, I just slept it off. I didn't know how many hours passed by before I woke up because someone was shaking my shoulders. I excitedly opened my eyes, thinking that it was my parents.

But disappointment hit me when I saw Cane. "I'm sorry to disturb your sleep, young master. Something bad happened."

My eyebrows creased. "What happened?" In my young mind, I thought, it was just about my parents not going to make it home for the night.

"Your parents are in the family's private hospital." My eyes grew wide all the sulky feeling I had in me got replaced by nothing but worry and fear.

"Mamma, papà..." Tears were quick to fall from my eyes.

"You need to be brave, young master. Let's go see them." I nodded my head without any question. When we arrived at my family's private hospital, I couldn't stop my cries. But when I remembered what my father had said before, I gathered myself together and faced the situation bravely.

Even though I was just a child, I tried my best to understand what was happening...

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How's this chapter, Amores? 

Do you remember Ezron? I've mentioned about him a few times in my stories. He's one of the members of TBG so obviously he will have his own story as well. Stay tuned!

Do you think Xzavier is connected to Safe Haven in anyway?

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