Page 12 of Beneath Submission
“I’m sure whatever it is can wait until I get to my office.” Xavier replied.
A few more seconds wasn’t going to make a difference, so I didn’t push it any further. The minute we entered his office was a different story. Before he had a chance to sit down, I questioned, “Well?”
“Tessa, you have absolutely no patience.”
If only he knew exactly how much patience I’ve had to use over the past years. Taking a seat on the couch, I sat patiently, not saying another word. When he began opening the envelope, my eyes widened. I wished that I was closer to him to see what it contained. I already knew because the way he looked at the letter said it all. Whatever was on that sheet of paper wasn’t good.
Scooting to the edge of the couch, I leaned forward and asked, “What is it, Xavier?”
He was silent for so long and I knew that whatever was written on it was something that he was hesitant to share. Pushing to my feet, I walked over to his desk and voiced. “Tell me, what is it?”
He handed me the letter and I began reading. If I hadn’t I been so close to his desk, I may have fallen over. I took hold of the edge and balanced myself. Staring blindly at the letter, I was unaware that Xavier was holding something else in his hand until he said, “Tessa.”
When I looked up and saw what was in his hand, I took it from him and gazed down at the picture. It was true. Mr. Colin had my brother and he was using him as leverage to get me. Kyle was strapped to a chair, his face bloodied and bruised like he had been beaten. Mr. Colin was a bastard by all counts, but there was no way that I could let someone else, especially my brother, be tortured because of me. No matter how bad it was when I was with Mr. Colin, what he had done to Kyle was so much worse. I knew the only way to save him was to go back. This was going to be my life and there was no way I was ever going to be happy.
Breaking me from my thoughts, Xavier’s voice sounded. “Tessa, I know what you are thinking. There is no way in hell that I will ever allow you to go back to that motherfucker. We will get your brother and Colin will pay for this,” Xavier was beyond pissed as he choked out his hatred for this man. I just wasn’t sure that he could stop Colin.
