Xaviers POV

Mias words hit me like a freight train. Reject me. She hadnt shouted, hadnt pleaded, but the weight of those three words was enough to shake me to my core.

I stood there, frozen, watching her retreating back as she stormed toward the stairs. She didnt even glance over her shoulder. Not once. It was like we didnt exist to her anymoreas if the bond we shared meant absolutely nothing.

Nathans voice snapped me out of my thoughts. What the ...