Xavier

He heard her take a deep breath as if she had been badly hurt. Tears immediately welled up in her eyes as she looked up at him, looking hurt. Wanting to correct his mistake, Xavier raised his hand to stroke her hair, but she flinched and rejected his touch. Then he clenched his hand into a fist before placing it on his thigh.

The sound of her voice was hoarse as she said, "I didn't mean to mislead you, to give you false hope. I would hate myself if I did something so cruel." Even though her tears were about to fall, she did not turn her face away...