Lsabella's pov :

Xavier and I were awakened by a knock at the door.

I glanced at the time and it was already ten o'clock in the morning.

But it was still unnecessary to disturb a soldier who had just returned from a long mission at this hour, unless something important had happened.

Xavier was still not fully awake, and he was clinging to my waist between half-asleep and not allowing me to leave.

I tried hard to untangle his hands from around my waist, but when I released one hand, the other came back up.

"Get off me!"

Xavier's face wasn't red, his heart wasn't pounding, and he was...