His Wife, His Enemy

rp and damning. Her fingers gripped the dead vacuum so tightly her knuckles bleached white. Across from her, Xavier Blackwood Knight stood like a wall made of secrets, quiet

I just-I want to make it right." "You can't." His words hit like a slap. "That sculpture," he said, gesturing toward the broken pieces with the mildest tilt of his head, "was one-of-a-kind. Commissioned. It took six months to create and ten seconds for you to destroy." Arabella's chest caved in. She wanted to disappear. Her body felt too big for the room, and yet somehow she was shrinking inside it. "I'll go," she said quickly, her voice shaking. "You can fire me, I understand." Xavier's head tilted slightly. "Fire you?" he echoed. "Is that what you want?" She looked up sharply, caught off-guard. "No, I just- I don't want to be a problem." His eyes narrowed. "Too late for that." He stepped around her slowly, the leather soles of his shoes whispering against the thick rug. He paused at the broken sculpture, nudged a piece with the toe of his shoe, and then faced her again. "Clean it," he said coolly. "Then come-." He was about to finish talking when his mobile phone rang, he frowned and took out the phone from his pocket. His face softened a bit as he saw who was on the caller screen. "Hello mama."he said while walking out he then catches gaze with Allison, who was inbetween disappearing or being flirty then he turned towards Arabella then to Allison. "Clean up and disappear before I come back " he said coldly And then, without another word, he turned and walked out, leaving the weight of his presence lingering like smoke. The second the door clicked shut, Arabella slumped forward, hands on her knees, sucking in oxygen like she'd been underwater. "Oh my God," Allison whispered, rushing in. "What the hell was that?!" "I don't know," Arabella croaked. "Is he always like that?" "Girl, I've never even seen him until today. That was some Mafia boss slash billionaire dictator combo." Arabella looked at the broken sculpture. "I'm dead, Allie. I just died inside." Allison knelt to help gather the rest of the pieces. "He looked so mad, and sexy as fuck, see those hot eyes, rumor has it that he wears contacts, they said his real eye colors are two different shades"She said staring at a confused Arabella. Who then replied, "I dont care if his a Greek God or something, let's just get this cleaning over with and leave here before he comes back in."Arabella said scrubbing the table furiously. They worked quickly, vacuuming the dust, carefully placing the larger fragments into