Chapter 17: When did you start talking?
Selene POV
I squinted my eyes in the direction of the arrow as I made out one large figure striding confidently towards us. Bea stirred within me and began to wag her tail as Xavier came to light.
His long, unhurried strides commanded respect from everyone who stared at him. You could tell he wasn't happy by the big frown on his brows as he walked in.
"Let her go," he pointed his index fingers to the guards holding me on either side.
And without questioning, his hands slipped away from my clothes. Seeing that I was free, I ran towards Xavier, trying my best not to buckle under the strain of the horror I just witnessed.
"Olivia," he held my face, "Are you alright? And the girls?" his eyes strayed to them soundly asleep in front of me.
"We're fine now," I managed a smile. "Thank you for coming,".
He stared at me with longing before finally shoving me behind him. Then he turned to my attackers.
"Do I want to know why my hotel is in shambles, with dead bodies all over the place and why you held my guest ransom?" Xavier's voice was a mere whisper.
Whenever he is angry, his voice starts as a whisper and ascends higher until it reaches a crescendo. It was as if his body had a regulator of some sort that regulated his anger.
The faces of my attackers all lost colour, becoming pale as they stared at Xavier.