---- He was giving it to Adrian.


    But why? My heart does a summersault as I see Adrian looking up at Xavier in shock.


    Adrian extends his bloody finger to hold the ne when I stop him.


    Rx Little Rabbit.


    He means no harm.


    He whispers to me and I see a glint of pain in Xavier s beasts eyes.


    Like he was hurt by my action: My hand withdraws as I see Adrian taking the ne from Xavier''s ws.


    Adrians eyes fill with tears as he looks at the shining stone.


    His voicees out ragged.


    Th...ank you Z.


    Momma would be so proud of..


    you.


    A tear drop slides down Xaviers beasts eyes and my heart drops in my chest.


    ---- eee Realisation hits me like a truck I was wrong.


    I was so wrong all this time.


    Xavier''s monster not once intended to harm us.


    Rather he was protecting us, risking his own life for us.


    Textend my hand to touch his scaled skin.


    And I see him lowering his head to my hand He just bowed at me.


    Another sob wrecks my lips.


    Tam so sorry-" T couldn''tplete.


    A huge force pulls Xavier''s beast back from his hind legs and his painful screams echo.


    Something dies inside me when I see Xav''s beast getting dragged back from his leg, his body thrashing , fear evident in his eyes The Creature was back.


    It was all bloody, yet it didnt give up.


    ---- And then everything else happened within a second.


    The creature plunges its ws into Xav''s chest and a scream leaves my lips when I see the creatures wing out from Xavs back Nooooo00 Xavvvvvwy! I scream on top of my lungs, my voice echoes in the silent forest and in that instant a thousand memories hit me together like a sh of thunder in a night sky.


    Xavier''s words...


    his promises repeat in my mind like a broken record.


    T would happily lick poison from every inch of your body, considering it to be my blessing from moon goddess, doll.


    Have you started falling for me, doll? The only person you should bow in front of, is me, doll.


    Now look up and watch everyone in their eye like the Queen that you are.


    You shouldn''t be here.


    Everyone must be waiting for you downstairs.


    ---- eee = I don''t remember giving you the right to make my life decisions, doll.


    I will stay where I want to stay.


    And its here right now.


    Him looking at me in the mirror after my face was scarred and then whispering.


    You are beautiful doll, never doubt it Besides true beauty resides here...in a persons heart, not body or face that withers away.


    Tam capable to be nice, doll.


    It''s just that sometimes one has to keep a fascade so that the world doesn''t take you for granted.


    Tlove you doll, more than you can ever imagine.


    Tf [have to destroy the world for you? I will happily do it, including myself.


    You know why? Because you are worth it.


    A sob wrecks my chest , followed by another and then another.


    My vision was blurred with my tears, and my body felt numb.


    Unable to move or help