Scarlet

I quickly pulled away from Xavier, but he didn’t. Instead, he tightened his grip on my waist, making it clear he didn’t want to let me go. We both turned to face the newcomer, whose face was plastered with a teasing grin.

“Sorry if I interrupted something. I didn’t know you two were here, and—”

“What do you want?” I cut off her words because I'm certain she would only tease us further.

“Jonas sent me to grab a document on the table. He thought you’d be heading to the hospital, so he wanted me to bring it there.” I glanced at the office table on the right and...