D X-Men: Red Romance series.

"How can I ever forgive you?"
"When you remember nobody else could eat you out like I do? You'd reconsider"

Rufina never expected her life to turn upside down when she almost hit a stranger with her car one fateful night. The man, Xander, seemed like just another down-on-his-luck soul—until he moved into her condo as her new roommate. Unbeknownst to Rufina, Xander is no ordinary man. He's a billionaire and soon-to-be CEO of the very company she works for, hiding his true identity to escape the pain of a recent heartbreak.

Rufina, with her fiery red hair and fierce determination, has her own secrets. She's working at Xander's company with a singular goal: to exact revenge on his uncle, the man responsible for her sister's tragic suicide five years ago. Passion, anger, and regret bubble beneath the surface as she balances her professional facade with her personal vendetta.

When Xander finally resumes his role at the company, Rufina is blindsided. The man she thought she knew—the man she began to care for—is the same man at the heart of her revenge plot. Feeling deceived and used, Rufina's world crumbles. Can she look past Xander's charade and find it in her heart to forgive him? And can Xander heal from his own wounds while dealing with the explosive revelation of Rufina's true intentions?

In a whirlwind of unexpected attraction and unresolved emotions, "Deluded by X" is a tale of passion and betrayal, where two damaged souls must confront their deepest fears to uncover the true meaning of love and forgiveness.

Their facade would break when they let their guard down.


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Beautiful Facade

After his shower, Xander emerged from the bathroom with all his former clothes back on, he felt better but too light and empty, he couldn’t waste time anymore so he left the room and slowly descended the stairs all while buttoning down the shirt. He lifted his gaze when he reached the kitchen and was met with a shocking sight. 


‘What is she trying to do?’ he wondered as he hurried into the kitchen where Rufina was frying what looks like tuna? and eggs, with her apron on fire. She was jumping around, whimpering in distress. 


She has to be the kind who gets disoriented when under stress because what is happening here? Xander wondered with a frown. 


He quickly reached her and removed the burning apron, careful not to harm her. 


Releasing the cloth in the sink, he grabbed her shoulders to face him, “Are you hurt anywhere? Neck? Arm? Your chest?” 


She merely shook her head in response, her lips pressed in a pout. 


She hated such clumsy accidents worst, in front of a man. 


"What were you trying to do? Don't tell me you were planning to fry yourself for dinner," He deadpanned with narrowed serious eyes. 


He’d been worried; what if she’d burned herself and had to be treated or worse, died. 


"It… it's… was the oil. It was spilling too fast, so I got close to grab a longer spatula when the apron heated up and caught fire," she stuttered lightly as she explained, visibly frustrated. 


"Well, that was close," he confessed, rubbing her arm in a comforting manner, she shuddered and their eyes connected. There was something unspoken in the air, something raw and hungry. He dropped his hand and took a step back. 


Clearing his throat he instructed, "Stay on this side, cut the vegetables for me," but she only stared at me, looking slightly taken aback and now he's wondering. 


What did I say wrong? He wondered as he arched a brow, prompting her to talk. 


"You know how to cook?" She squeaked a question, her eyes wide and surprised. 


Has a man never cooked for her before? he wondered as pleasure coursed through his veins at being her first. He hid his smile by looking down to the stove before replying, "Yes I cook, your daddy can't cook?" he asked sheepishly while adjusting the tuna after lowering the flame. She shook her head as an answer, her fiery curls following the movement. 


"He can't, and he says it's not his job, so none of my brothers do either," she said, sounding disappointed and this made Xander feel disappointed. What kind of men did she have around her? 


Xander had learned to cook for himself since he was thirteen and didn't have much of a choice with nobody around but his uncle who was all about independence. 


"Well, consider yourself lucky to have met a rare gem, that is me," his grin is returned with a narrowed suspicious gaze from Rufina. He turned around to check on the cooking eggs, her bare shorts legs were distracting and he needed to focus so he wouldn’t repeat the mistake she made or worse. 


"I can cook anything you want, as long as you keep me," he joked, but then an eerie silence followed this statement. He turned off the stove before turning to face her, only to find her beautiful green eyes staring at him as if he had just proposed a fake marriage. 


"You'd only stay if you want to be kept," she replied, before moving to pour herself a glass of water, probably to distract herself from a certain hurt Xander had now begun to wonder about. 


He held her gaze when she raised it, "There’s only one place I’d ever want to be," he promised seductively, his reply earned him a sharp intake of breath but he meant what he said. 


The Pajamas.