The Untouchable Ex-Wife

Leia froze, feeling as if every fiber of her being was jolted while her heart raced.

She turned towards Xavier and feigned nonchalance as she scoffed. “I have to give it to

you-you really know your way around a girl’s heart. But I’m immune now, so just spare me.’

In fact, it was almost a habit for him to flirt-to speak ambiguously, then make a clean break

from her when she was lost in love. When that happened, she would not even cry…

Hah! That was why no matter how much her heart raced for him-no matter how much she

loved him, she was not about to fall for the same trap.

All those ambiguous words, stirring emotions, and enigmatic affection? She would rather

live without those!

“Really? What a shame…” Xavier trailed off.

However, a hunter as experienced as he understood that Leia was just being obstinate and

not actually eager to leave.

As such, he walked up to her, staring at her dainty, fresh face as he wiped the pepper sauce

staining the corner of her lips, and said slowly, “Ruthless, aren’t you? Leaving just as I finally

found my resolve to get in the game.”

pounded, a little deflated as she gulped, “What do

game’?”

sincerely invite you, Miss Leia Osborn,

my

my room? What do

finish, Xavier had leaned in to kiss her in the

eyes were closed as he locked his lips against

his long, thick eyelashes brushing against her cheek like

would flutter.

of metaphors since Leia did feel butterflies

take flight-her toes and fingers stiffened as

she had been sealed

could not help closing

reluctantly after a long while, he asked with a raspy

“Is this definitive enough

seemed to linger in the air, leaving it steaming and charged with

shyly lowered her head, not unlike a

as she murmured meekly, “l-l think

your mind wander anymore, and feel with your

solemnly.

certainly unreliable and almost too used to

bewitch the ladies,

got serious, and his charm seemed to fly out of the

found everything so hard to believe and looked up at him with seriousness

me… Does that mean you