I turn around. “What?” I scream. “Isn’t that your speciality? Making your girlfriends move to a different country? You sociopathic bastard!”
He takes advantage of me stopping, and closes the gap. “I had to say something to appease her. I was scared she was going to hurt you.”
I push him away from me. “Youhurt me. Just leave me the fuck alone!”
Everything about him reeks of despair. He pulls his bottom lip into his mouth as if trying to stop his cries. “Please come back inside and let me explain.”
I shake my head. “No. No more feeding me bullshit.” My chest feels tight. I try to pull oxygen into my lungs, but being around him makes it hard to breathe. “You could have left me alone.Maybe I didn’t have money, but I was content. I didn’t care to dream about love or family.“ I harshly wipe away my tears. “You came along and built a dream only to smash it to pieces. You put yourself centre in my life, and now I have no one.”
Xavier pulls at his hair. “I meanteverythingI said.”
The urge to hurt him is strong, and I knowexactlywhere to hit. I stand taller. “We’re done. Huxley is waiting for me.”
His hands clench into fists as his jaw tightens. Anger swirls with the blue in his eyes. “You go to him, and I will destroyeverything.”
“Go ahead,” I goad. I turn around and walk towards the Audi.
“You’re tied to me!” he shouts. He strolls towards me with a look of conviction. “We have a contract in place.”
I laugh at him. “Youbroke the contract when you fucked me. Or will the law let it slide because it was amistake?”
Xavier isn’t laughing. “You’re still carrying my baby.”
“You’re right. But I’m done carrying your lies.” I open the door and get in, locking the door behind me.
It doesn’t stop him from slamming down on the bonnet. “Get out right now, Savannah! I’ll smash it to pieces. That is not a lie.”
I roll the window down and smile. “Don’t give me a reason to run you over with my car because I won’t hesitate.”
“This is not your car,” he snaps. “Your car is over there!”
I turn the engine on. “Five seconds,” I warn.
Xavier stares down at the ground. I watch as his chest heaves up and down.Once. Twice. Thrice.He looks me dead in the eyes.
“Elliot.”
With a single word, my blood runs cold.
“What did you do?”
He looks at me with expectation. “Get out of the car, and I’ll tell you,” he bargains.
He wouldn’t hurt Elliot to blackmail me, would he? No. That’s crazy.
“What. Did. You. Do?”
He doesn’t flinch under my cold stare. He turns on his heels and heads back to the guesthouse.
I let out the scream that has been locked in me since yesterday. I punch the steering wheel, but nothing alleviates the anxiety in the pit of my stomach. With angry reluctance, I turn the engine off and storm into the house.
“If you hurt him…” The words don’t come to me. The thought of Elliot being hurt because of me makes me feel sick. The hairs on my skin stand alert as I wait for Xavier to explain.
He looks upset again. “Hurthim? I handled him.”
I back away from him. “What does that mean?” I blink rapidly to force my tears away.
“I sorted the problem for him. I gave him the money he needed.” He pauses. “In exchange, he agreed to never contact you again.”
