The Essence Of The Darkness
EOTL eps 38: Overseeing
“Stop!” Sera moved her hand to get rid of Xavier's guerrilla hand and she immediately stepped back away. Both of his arms he used to hug his chest, as if protecting his body from Xavier's plagues.
Xavier himself tilted his head, seemingly casually facing his wife's refusal.
“Before you did not refuse,” Xavier said as he scanned Sera's defensive posture. “Why are you rejecting me now, my wife?” xavier asked in a probing tone.
Xavier's question that showed his sensitivity was so scary, especially when received by Sera who was bearing the guilt of hiding something from him. Sera's lips began to tremble as she opened her mouth, trying to be as normal as possible in front of the extremely observant Xavier.
“A-I feel very dirty. After the trip and so on.. k-I think I want to take a shower first.” Sera tried to give the most logical explanation to cover up her strange behavior. He gulped as he waited for Xavier's reaction, praying inwardly that Xavier would accept his explanation and not be suspicious.
Unfortunately, the man even removed the buttons of his shirt, looking at Sera with a sensual gesture.
“Oh? I feel the same way too.” Xavier started taking off his shirt. “What if we soak the warm water in the bath tub together? I can help rub your back, and vice versa. I will even give you a massage bonus to relieve soreness and fatigue of your body due to long trips.” Xavier grinned, not hiding the true intent of his invitation. “Bath my tub is big enough to accommodate two people. We can even freely move if we want to do other things, besides bathing of course.
If Sera let that happen, Xavier would definitely strip her of her clothes and the man would instantly find the mini-phone he had hidden behind his bra.
“T-no. Don't,” Sera's mind spins, looking for a way to escape Xavier's almost irresistible urge. “A-me. You can't come with me to the bathroom!”
Sera exclaimed in panic, using the best excuse she could give. Then, without waiting for a reaction from Xavier, Sera immediately stepped half-run, passed Xavier and headed straight for the bathroom, then slammed the door hard and locked it from inside.
Xavier, who was again left alone when his wife ran away to the bathroom, only commented on the speck of a smile on his lips.
But that smile did not reach his eyes.
When his lips were filled with a sweet smile, his eyes were against it all, even lighting a terrifying embers of light that could not be described with words.
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Sera tried to catch her breath uncontrollably. His back was propped up on the door he had already made sure was tightly locked, while his hands re-embraced themselves, as if trying to channel strength to himself. However, apparently all of Sera's energy had been drained by her fear, until her legs were shaky, trembling unable to support her body.
Slowly, Sera's body sagged, sitting on the thick bathroom carpet while her back was still leaning against the bathroom door.
Sera was horrified to imagine that she did not move quickly and Xavier found out that there was a mini phone tucked behind her bra. I don't know what Xavier will do to Aaron if he finds out that Aaron is trying to fight him secretly and establish communication with Sera. Perhaps the man would instantly kill Aaron without mercy, with the most terrifying poison he had.
Imagining it all makes the trembling that hit Sera become uncontrollable. Sera was forced to sigh many times to calm herself down.
Despite being used to being near Xavier and being touched repeatedly by the man, he almost forgot his trauma. But when you imagine Xavier will hurt the people closest to him, his sense of trauma and unbridled fear towards Xavier re-emerged and tortured him with panic attacks that not only injured his psyche but also felt physically suffocating.
How much Sera misses her tranquilizer if she is being wracked by this kind of pain. Unfortunately, the drug is not currently available to him. So, all Sera could do was chant the incantation containing the reinforcing sentence many times to calm herself down, convince herself to realize that she was strong, that she could, that she could, and that he was able to face as well as defeat Xavier.
It took a while until finally his chest that was up and down by the outpouring of uncontrollable emotions finally calmed down and he was able to breathe normally again. The cold sweat that soaked his forehead and temples did not come out anymore.
Sera could finally open her eyes, no longer feeling squeezed by the heavy burden that had made her gasp for trouble breathing.
Sera's eyes then circled around the vast bathroom, venturing all over the place, looking for the safest place to hide the mini-phone she received from Aaron.
He was looking for a place that he could easily access, but at the same time was quite safe and out of Xavier's reach.
Lama Sera weighed in, finally his choice fell on a flower pot hanging on one side of the wall. The flower pot hung quite high, but Sera could use a tiny wooden chair that was a decoration in the corner of the room to reach her.
Slowly, Sera forced the strength of her body to push her slow self up from a position of rest on the bathroom carpet. His steps were a little shaky at first, but then he regained his spirit in no time.
At least, now he can communicate with Aaron and make sure his helper angel is okay wherever the man is being held now.
Sera then dragged the wooden chair from her position and carried it across the room. He was very careful not to make a sound. He then placed the chair right in position under the hanging plant, before then climbed the wooden chair which was fortunately sturdy enough to accommodate his weight.
Sera then took out the mini phone from her bra, before then tiptoed slightly to reach the pot. The size of the pot was large enough to even be too large to accommodate a very small plant in it. The pot contained only two dried cactus plants as decorations. At the base, there is a little soil and straw to hold the cactus to stand upright. Cactus plants are not plants that need water and can live even though they are rarely watered. That means, this mini phone will be safe while stored in this pot because it avoids the possibility of watering, in addition, the position of the pot that is hung high enough on top, which is quite safe, his feelings will make him ignored by some servants who are in charge of cleaning this bathroom.
After placing the mini phone into the pot. Sera immediately jumped down from her seat and rushed back to where she was, making sure the seat was in its place and not shifting a inch, because Sera realized how careful Xavier was. He also stepped back onto the carpet where the chair had been, then tidied up the carpet again, to remove any traces of the chair imprinted there.
Afterwards, Sera took off her clothes and decided to take a bath. Whether because Xavier touched her many times, or maybe just because of Sera's psychic condition, she felt that Xavier's scent was very strong, making her suffer from a strong sense of escape.
The only way to get rid of the man's mark is to take a bath, even though Sera knows that it is useless. Because he guessed, that Xavier would definitely touch him back and leave his mark on Sera's body once the opportunity arose.
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Xavier steps into his personal, soundproof workspace, then turns on his phone and calls.
The voice there replied, filled with a tone of dislike that was not hidden.
“Halo, Dimitri.” Xavier grinned, slipping a terrible threat in his voice. “You probably already know why I called you.”
The silence stretched across there, either because Dimitri was at a loss for words out of surprise, or it was possible that the man was busy racking his brain, thinking of the meaning of the winged sentence spoken by Xavier.
“What do you mean?” he said later, trying to make a flat voice even though a speck of unease escaped his tone.
Xavier laughed, but it was not a happy laugh, but a cynical laugh full of irony.
“Do not pretend to be stupid. Why are you dipping black widow on my plane? You think, with all its bad reputation for its victims, I won't recognize it right away when you disguise it as my flight attendant?” Xavier did not mince words, shot directly at the target and made Dimitri graze across there.
“A-I just asked him to keep an eye on you. You know that with my condition dependent on the antidote whose formula is only in your brain, I can't possibly do anything to harm you. I assigned Sabina to spy on you for my own safety. So, if you suddenly change your mind and want to kill me, I'll know first and be able to come up with a backup plan to save my life. Sabina can also escort and protect you. He's one of my guys who's pretty tough. Don't you want to hire him?” Dimitri explained his point clearly. He did not lie because that was indeed the main purpose of putting Sabina to approach Xavier.
For now, as Dimitri's poisoned life depended on the antidote that only Xavier could make without his stock being stolen, the, of course Dimitri will be the number one person who will protect Xavier so as not to die. If Xavier dies, he will die.
But, of course Dimitri still harbored a hidden intent that he could not possibly say to Xavier.
By sending Sabina, Dimitri hopes his men can conquer Xavier.
Sabina has an undeniable reputation for conquering men. She has a beautiful exotic face, amazing intelligence, capable martial skills and most importantly, her body is beautiful and she is good at serving men.
Dimitri proved it himself because he had tasted the woman, but because he knew how dangerous Sabina was, Dimitri was smart enough to not be complacent let alone use the heart, because he did not want to end up as a male victim of Sabina who mostly met his death with a terrible.
With all the advantages of Sabina, he had hoped that if Sabina managed to charm and trick Xavier to fall and be entangled in his trap, until Dimitri would be able to control Xavier through the hands of Sabina.
Unfortunately, seeing the attitude of Xavier now who already knew Sabina's famous identity, it seems that Dimitri's plan of hope is definitely extinct already.
Xavier is a very intelligent, calculating and very careful man in every step of the way, and Dimitri knew that the man was unlikely to fall into Sabina's entanglement after learning how dangerous Sabina was to men.
“No. I don't need that cheap girl. My bodyguards are more skilled and more competent than your men, and they are clearly more loyal.” Xavier replied in a cold tone, rejecting Dimitri's offer outright. "After all, Sabina seems to have other plans that go against your instructions. You put too much trust in your men, Dimitri, so they think they can act as they please and step over your authority." Xavier spliced his sentence with a mysterious tone slowly.
"What do you mean?" Dimitri. Xavier's words instantly ignited the flames of bad premonition that raged in his heart.
"Your cabin, he's flirting with my captive, making plans behind my back. " Xavier spoke coldly, then without giving Dimitri a chance to ask, the man disconnected the phone, hanging Dimitri in a violent rush of curiosity.
Xavier put down his phone and sat in a large chair behind his desk. His hand pressed one of the buttons on his desk to turn on the digital screen located on the wall of his study. The view that appears there looks so clear, giving rise to the visualization obtained from several surveillance cameras in the bathroom. Every angle is real, not a single point escapes from view.
Because it is in a very private area, only Xavier can access the camera in his private bathroom.
Xavier's sharp eyes followed Sera's movements inside, as the woman dragged the chair painstakingly down a pot of hanging plants, which she had been trying to find, then climb up the chair before taking out a small box-shaped black object from behind the clothes in his chest area and hiding it safely in a hanging pot.
Xavier even almost chuckled when he saw Sera meticulously measuring and making sure the chair she had pulled was returned to its original place without shifting a inch. The woman even bothered tidying up and patting the old carpet feathers on the seat footing to remove traces there.
Well, Sera is a smart woman. Unfortunately, the woman was unaware that she was dealing with a man who was much smarter and more capable than her.
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Sera peeked out of the bathroom miserably. Her body was only wearing a wrapped towel, as she had put her dirty clothes in the laundry bag in the bathroom.
His eyes scanned the entire room, and when he realized that it was empty, Sera stepped out of the bathroom, setting her bare feet across the carpet, go straight to the embedded wardrobe that meets one side of the wall of the room.
She had to get dressed before Xavier came...
Sera's hand moved quickly to open the door of the largest closet, hoping to find the clothes available to her as before. However, his forehead wrinkled when he only found Xavier's neatly arranged clothes there.
Curious, Sera's hand moved quickly to open the doors of the other closet. And just like the previous one, there were only Xavier's clothes arranged there. In fact, on some of the cabinets shelves he opened, the contents were empty, nothing there.
Xavier usually prepares everything neatly. Even last Sera here, the clothes for her were ready in her closet before then partially packed by the servants in preparation to go to Russia yesterday.
Have the clothes been taken out of the suitcase? Sera's forehead was wrinkled, wondering when she could not find a single piece of clothing suitable for her in the closet.
"You can wear my clothes for a while."
Xavier's voice suddenly rang out behind Sera, making Sera almost jump in shock. Sera turned around with her heart pounding and her eyes immediately met Xavier's sharp eyes that were already standing close to her, trapping Sera until she was squeezed, held back by a closet attached to her back.
How could Xavier enter this room without a sound?
Sera wondered inwardly, irritated that Xavier seemed to have a hobby of surprising her, then laughed at Sera's ridiculous manner when surprised.
"Why are you so surprised? you're like a burglar who settles down and gets caught by the homeowner." Xavier raised an eyebrow, watching Sera closely. "Are you hiding something from me?" ask Xavier then, in a sharp and targeted tone.
Sera's face instantly turned deathly pale. The man did indeed utter his suspicions with a relaxed manner full of smiles, but it was Seralah who knew the most, how terrifying and how unpredictable Xavier's thought path was behind that sweet smile that always lay on his lips.
"I'm just confused because I didn't find any clothes I could wear" Sera exclaimed in a defensive tone, trying to shake Xavier's suspicions.
Xavier's eyes did not blink at all while watching Sera closely.
"Some of your clothes have not been removed from the suitcase, while others, some are being sorted in the household, some are in the process of being worked on by some designer who I specifically chose to handle your clothes. But I'll make sure that tomorrow you already have most of the clothes in your closet." Xavier pointed his chin motionlessly towards the side of the empty closet, showing Sera that he had already made room for Sera's clothes in the future. "For a while, you could wear my pajama shirt or my t-shirt. It's pretty loose and comfortable to sleep in even if you can't wear pants, because it's too big for you."
While saying so, Xavier opened the closet door on the back side of Sera, then took out a white pajama top, and handed it to Sera.
"Use this only," Xavier ordered in a stern tone.
Sera clasped the clothes in her hands, hugging them in her chest to protect her body that was only wrapped in a towel from Xavier's sight. The words he spoke then even worsened everything, making his face red until it spread to his neck and chest.
"I-I don't have any underwear to change," Sera said stammered with trembling lips later.
The words made Xavier grin, looking at Sera meaningfully.
"Who said you needed to wear underwear tonight? After all, my purpose in offering you those pajamas, was so that I could happily unbutton them one by one, slowly and tease you tonight."
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Aaron paced back and forth in the narrow space where he was held captive. His eyes were closed all the way until he did not know where he was being taken. However, his journey is quite far and taken for a long time, making Aaron sure that he was taken to a quiet suburban area.
Since childhood living in Russia with his parents and never returned to this country, Aaron is not at all familiar with the layout of the city. This ignorance creates a crazed frustration in the chest making him restless at all times.
Only Sera could currently help him to map out his current location.
Aaron immediately recalled the communication tool he had hidden behind his pants. Luckily Xavier's men this time did not do a search of his body, and let Aaron escape while bringing this mini-phone into his tightly sealed detention room.
She was really like winning the lottery when the flight attendant named Sabina was consumed by her inducements and was willing to help her. It is true that the woman is not an ordinary woman, because Sabina then gave a mini communication tool that can be used to exchange texts and told Aaron to hide the tool.
Sabina also had Aaron write a message for Sera and send it to a special code number that had been recorded there. Sabina says she has two tools, one for Aaron, while the other one will be given to Sera, so they can both communicate.
Now, in a narrow space tightly sealed with unattainable vents due to being on high ground, Aaron hesitates whether Sabina managed to slip the mini-posel to Sera.
Aaron's eyes are still fixed on the mini-phone in his hand, while his hands are cradling the object while thinking hard.
Does he have to contact Sera right now through this text message to make sure that the other mini phone is really in Sera's hands?
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GOOD NOVEL RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE AUTHOR
TITLE: The Fragrance Of Frozen Plum Blossom
AUTHOR: YOZORA
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- Thank you for the contribution of POINTS used for VOTE author so that EOTD can enter the ranking.
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