Chapter 43

• Ruby
• I could still feel Xavier's lips on me and his strong hands holding me, even hours later. Amid this chaos, he had made me forget everything so easily even if it had only lasted for a few hours. I had needed the distraction, a break to experience some form of normalcy. I know now that, if given the choice to go back and time make different choices that would allow me to live my life as I had been, I would still make the same choices again. That might be the selfish thing to do, but I'd still want to know Xavier, Natalie, and Mathieu. I'd still want to know about werewolves and witches.
• I paused as I looked from left to right, my mouth twerked to the side in contemplation. I'm not sure I'd want to meet Axel. That prick has single-handedly ruined everything. Well, at least now he's been pulled into the madness against his will, which he deserves, of course. I don't get how he thought he could walk away from this unscathed. This is just further proof of what I've thought all along - karma's a bitch.