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.”

heart pounded, a little deflated as she gulped,

game’?”

you, Miss Leia Osborn, to

be my

about, cleaning my room? What do

she could finish, Xavier had leaned in to kiss her in the

were closed as he locked his lips

thick eyelashes brushing against her cheek like

would flutter.

was a strange coincidence of metaphors since Leia did feel butterflies

flight-her toes and fingers stiffened

if she had been sealed

not help closing her eyes

reluctantly after a long while, he asked with a raspy

this definitive

passions seemed to linger in the air, leaving it

lowered her head, not

forbidden fruit, as she murmured meekly, “l-l think

Then don’t let your mind wander anymore, and feel with your heart,” Xavier told

solemnly.

certainly unreliable and almost too used to

the ready to bewitch the ladies,

serious, and his charm seemed to fly

everything so hard to believe and looked up at him

Does that mean you