CHAPTER SIXTY-SIX
Everything seemed to hurt as I waited with bated breaths to hear of my father's safety and when it eventually came, it only led me to tears.
“Corbin? What's his status?” Xavier asked into the device.
“Good News is he's alive,” he stated breathlessly
“And the bad?” I asked anxiously.
“He's um, unconscious. We're loading him out of here immediately and he'll get the best treatment possible so relax, okay?” He reassured me but it didn't do anything and Xavier's hold was only making me feel hot.
I got down and began pacing the lobby, consumed with worry. He wasn't in the best state to be getting treatments all over again especially after his leg surgery. We couldn't afford to lose him right now, it'll tear us apart.
“Tess, you've got to calm down. Everything will be fine?” Xavier said to me but I couldn't take such words from him, he was literally the reason why all of this was happening.
“Everything, you say? All of this is your fault! You got my brother killed with that stupid military order and now you've taken me and turned me into this constantly sad, confused and frustrated person and now your heartless and selfish father won't let me live and yet you're talking about everything being fine?” I lashed out at him.
He was shocked for a second before he took a deep breath and stood up.
“Marina, take her to the car, I'll close up here and I'll take her home. Guards, follow her. All of you,” he commanded them and everyone set in motion.
Marina carried my bag and led me to the elevator.
The car was actually in front of the office as we got out and it left me wondering why we always had to walk from the Hangar to this place. Was it just so he could wave to his people? Weird.
I'd stopped crying at this point, I'd spoken to my mom about the development as we drove to the jet and her tears overpowered mine. I had to get her to stop crying so she could head to the general hospital.
We were definitely going to have a family reunion tonight, at the hospital of all places.
It's been barely two days since my wedding, which was weirder than any I've ever seen by the way, and here I was, cleaning my tears once again. I'd said I'd stopped crying so much but I hated my life so much at this point. Why couldn't anything go well for me?
“You know he wasn't the one that gave that order, right? Matter of fact, he fought against it but his father has always had him under control and when the number of deaths began to rise, he had to bypass his father's orders to get it to stop. Just thought you might wanna know that,” Marina said, and I looked at her.
“You love him, don't you?” I asked, genuinely curious.
This wasn't some childish crush or the stupid desire to be with the most important man in the world because of the status but I saw how she was always looking out for him, obeying his orders without complaint and basically treating him like he was the sun. I didn't mind the others and the type of obsession they had with him but hers was scary. He might decide to take whatever she was offering one day and it wouldn't end with sex.
I suddenly realized I was basically finished goods. If he ever decided he didn't want me anymore, I won't ever be with a human again because everyone would be scared of him. Aliens on the other hand would only want me for the status it gave them. I didn't want that life one bit.
“I don't love him like that. I just pity him, honestly. He has the whole world and another on his shoulders and he doesn't even get a moment's reprieve. We all thought you'd make a difference in all of this but he's receded back into his shell again,” she said with disappointment.
“Wait, you blame me for that? What the fuck was I supposed to do? I'm the victim here!” I yelled, not caring who was listening.
“No, the both of you are and the earlier you stop blaming him for everything, the faster you guys can cross over this rough patch and find a way forward. You both can't keep living in such an unhappy state forever,” she said as the car stopped and I got down.
I didn't want to think about everything she'd said but it somehow made sense. I mean, Xavier was beyond reasoning and wouldn't suddenly stop being so mean to me just because I said so but finding out he wasn't the one responsible for my brother's death even though he was projected as such made me feel weird.
I'd been angry at him for so long and resisted every feeling I'd developed for him because I didn't want to betray my brother but now that it was revealed it wasn't him, I didn't know what to do with myself.
When he joined me in the jet, I looked at him a little bit differently.
Maybe Marina was right, he was also a victim. I just didn't like how he transferred the aggression to me. He was supposed to protect me from his world and their selfishness but with every harsh word that came out of him, he was offering me to them like a living sacrifice.
“Is there something on my face?” He asked, shaking me out of my thoughts.
“Um, no. Why didn't you tell me it wasn't you who ordered the killings?”
“Well, you didn't ask,”
“Ask? Everybody watched that news and it was you who gave the order so why would I still ask again?”
“Oh, I didn't know that shit was aired. My father is quite deceptive, it was an AI generated video and he made sure I was in the war ridden middle east when it aired so I couldn't see it or try to stop it,”
“Oh,” I gasped and then we were airborne, my anxiety returning full time.
I was getting used to it but with the way my emotions had been messed up, this particular ride wasn't smooth.
Xavier didn't hold my hand as usual and I closed my eyes, wishing for it to be over soon.
We finally landed and I rushed into the house with plans to get Anna so we could go see my Dad.
I ran into Corbin as he was rushing out as well and our bodies collided
“I'm so sorry, I wasn't looking in my direction,” I apologized quickly.
“It's okay, I was on my phone as well. You're back early,”
“Yea, I want to get Anna so we'll go see my Dad,” I informed him as Xavier came up behind me.
“That'll be tomorrow, let the doctors finish up with the surgery. And you need to rest,” he said in that rude tone of his and he grabbed my hand as he walked past a shocked Corbin.
“What do you mean tomorrow? Are you so heartless that you won't let me go visit my sick father?” I yelled at him.
“What are you going to do when you get there apart from distracting the doctor from his work? Look, I'm not in the mood for arguments, I'll take you there myself tomorrow,” he commanded, leaving no room for discussion.
I was livid and frustrated with him. Marina was just messing with my head earlier because there's no way this man is a victim. He's in charge of everything around here and he's intentionally trying to make my life difficult.
We went to our different rooms and I prepared for dinner.
The moment he walked into my door, I didn't hold back on my thoughts.
“Look, this has to stop. You can't just command me to do things the way you want. If this relationship is ever going to work, we have to work on proper communication. I mean, I've been cracking my head for hours on how to tell you to rescue my friend from her abusive baby father but I couldn't because you're always screaming at me about something!” I lashed out at him.
And what does he do?
Well he grabbed my neck and kissed me.
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