"Alright, he’s a nice person like you said he is, but I won’t bat an eysh if he tries to do anything to you. You are still my wife," he stated.


    Selene’s naw dropped, leaving her mouth open in shock.


    "He has eyes for you and I’m sure he thinks he has a chance with you after you agreed to hang out with him."


    "I only did that because I felt lonely in here without you," Selene blurted out. She looked away when she realized what she had just said.


    A faint grin pulled on Xavier’s lips.


    "So you missed me?" He asked.


    Selene bit her lips, unable to answer that question. It was simple, yetplicated.


    "I didn’t," she replied.


    Xavier took a step closer to her, closing the gap he left between them earlier. Selene had to crane her head to look at him.


    "Are you sure? Because that wasn’t what Kace told me," he whispered in her ear.


    ’Damn you Kace,’ Selene thought to herself.


    "He was just bluffing. I was worried something happened to you," she said.


    "Is that so?" Xavier asked, biting on her earlobe.


    "Xavier, wait, why are we doing this?" He suddenly heard Selene ask. He pulled away from her to look her in the eyes. "I m-mean," Selene bit her lips harder, trying to force the words out of her mouth, but her heartbeat kept racing. "Never mind," she said, about to leave Xavier’s room but he held her back.


    "You want to know why I kissed you?" He asked her.


    Although curious, she shook her head.


    "I’m not. I need to go practice for myst scene," she said. "We can talkter," she added before leaving.


    Xavier searched for his phone when he found it, he dialed Kace’s number.


    **


    At Aurora Heights University, Allison was at the cafeteria with Olivia, her best friend as the both of them chewed on their lunch.


    "Aren’t you going to the set today?" Olivia asked her.


    "Herst scene will be recorded in the evening so I still have time," Allison replied and Olivia nodded in understanding.


    "Have you and Derek spoken since after what I told you thest time?" Olivia asked.


    Allison froze for a second before she shook her head. "I couldn’t talk to him about it. I’ve not seen him in ss for the past few days now." Turning to Olivia, Allison asked, "Do you think he’s avoiding me?"


    Olivia shrugged. "I have no idea, babe. But when you see him, are you going to break up with him? He cheated on you after all."


    "I won’t unless I hear his side of the story," Allison replied.


    Olivia scoffed. "His side of the story huh? Well, I hope you don’t let him fool you once again," she said before standing up from her seat and walking away.


    Allison looked down at the remaining piece of her food as tears pooled in her eyes. Immediately, she wiped it away before it dropped.


    All of a sudden, she heard the voice of someone familiar whisper her name in her ears.


    She turned to find Kace up close; she had to scoot a little to breathe.


    "Why are your eyes red?" He asked


    "What are you doing here?" She questioned him back, ncing at the people who were looking in their direction already.


    "I came to see you," Kace replied inly before taking a seat.


    "You can’t do that. You and I don’t have anything to do with each other, so please, can you stop talking to me?" She requested.


    "What if I don’t?"


    "I have a boyfriend," she revealed.


    Kace stared at her for a few seconds, a slow grin pulling on his lips. "So?"