Chapter 8

Xavier's pov:

After, I left her in the foyer I mind-linked my right-hand man. It didn't take up to a few minutes and he was next to me "My king"

"How is the search team pulling up the assignment?"

"Nothing for now"

"I want you to assign someone to my link, to help her settle in and prepare her for tonight. Also, tell the royal tailor to take her measurements and make something beautiful for a royal gathering"

"Okay, and by the way, your link is so beautiful. One could mistake her for a goddess" he complimented. " I know right?" with a goofy smile on my face.

"When are you gonna tell her?, She needs to know," Gregory said

"Men, I don't know, probably want her to get to love me first before telling her about us. I want her to feel the connection we have, before revealing any other things. I have this faraway look on my face that I didn't even notice when Gregory put his hand on my shoulder.

"Hey, cheer up, I know that she will fall head over heels for you," Gregory told me. "Am going to meet with Eda now, will see you at the queen's court" he tapped my back before running off to meet with his crush. I glared at him and chuckled.

People sometimes wondered why I am always close and caring towards Gregory, well after the war against the vampires and the werewolves that lasted for decades, Gregory lost his parents in the battle when he was only 15 years of age.

My mother found him and took him in after the war which the werewolves lost to the vampires. Since then we've been close and do everything together as brothers should, though he was older than me with an age gap of 5 years he never ceased to show gratitude to my mother for taking him in when he had nowhere to go…

Even after my uncle Donald Fernandes plotted against my father with his allies and killed him and my younger brother and took over his throne 300 years ago Gregory stood by me, we fought together and defeated him before he ran off to exile. After everything was settled the head of our clan pronounced me the new and rightful heir to the throne in which I made Gregory my right-hand man.

After my discussion with Gregory, I went to my study to work on an important document for my business. Outside the supernatural world, I am a businessman. The owner of one of the most powerful business enterprises in the world - XF Group of Companies which is worth over 2 billion dollars. According to Forbes, I am the 20th richest man under 30 in the world.

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When I came out from my study after working for almost 3 hrs straight, I went over to check on my link. Ever since she agreed to be my woman I couldn't fathom the kind of joy that I am feeling. On getting to her room I saw her and Eda talking. I was glad that she now has someone to talk with aside from me.

"My king" Eda greeted and bowed her head when she noticed me standing at the door watching them. "Hmm," I said. My eyes were fixed on my link checking her out, God she is beautiful, her hair is now begin tied at the back. She is dressed in a short red sleeveless gown. I can't help but admire her without even trying. She just stirs feelings that I don't know I have. "My king" I didn't notice that she was now looking at me, "you're beautiful," I said, and she blushed and looked away. Now instead of looking at me, she was staring at Eda pretending as if something was on the maid's face. I knew what she was trying to do but I decided to let it go and smirked anyway.

"Uhmm….. Sophia, I'll come and pick you up in a few minutes, let me change into something more comfortable, and I will meet up with you shortly, I told her and left to dress up.

"Where are we going?" she asked me as we stepped inside my Mercedes Maybach S- class 680 edition. No need to ask, it's a surprise my darling her face immediately turned red.

One hour later…

The car carrying Sophia and I finally arrived at the biggest fashion house in New York. It's a huge building, about 30 ft tall. The place where elites come to shop for their expensive clothes, jewellery and other things.

The car stopped, and Thomas, my driver, came and opened the car door for me. I stepped out and stretched my hand for my link, she hesitated for some time. " Hey come on." I have to encourage her to take my hand because it seems that she is still afraid of me, which in a way hurts my feelings though I know it will take her time to accept me and not to talk of falling in love with me.

As we entered the fashion house the shop attendant came to us, "My king, we're pleased to have you here in our shop" she said with a smile " take care of her order and give her the latest design, the most expensive ones among them. "You don't have to do this am okay with the cheaper ones, please"

My phone rang. It was one of the important investors. I didn't say anything and just left her there with the sales attendant and went outside to answer the phone. By the time I came back inside the store, she was already done picking what she needed. I paid and left the sales attendant with enough tips.

Inside the car, she wouldn't stop looking at me. I will keep my face straight pretending not to know that her eyes were on me. When we got to the most luxurious restaurant in the city, I ordered red wine, beef and veggies. " What do you care for my Darling?" I asked her because she was busy staring at the menu "hmm… I think it will be the same as yours" after taking our order the waiter left and we sat there in silence.

When the food came, her face lit up with joy and she immediately dug in. She noticed that I was looking at her and stopped eating. " Can I ask you something? I have been meaning to ask, but I haven't had the opportunity to do so"

"Of course," she told me, looking down at her plate. I love everything about her from the way she looks to the way she talks and behaves. "Why did your parents sell you?" immediately, I uttered those words, she stopped what she was doing and started sobbing as if I dropped a bombshell…

"Why are you crying?"

"Okay, am sorry I shouldn't have asked" I drew her face closer and used my other hand to wipe her tears. She stopped crying and relaxed when my hands touched her face. I was happy that for now, she has stopped sobbing.

" Hmmm, should I say I'm the collateral my father used in paying off their debt because I happened not to be their biological child" She revealed and I was dumbstruck