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"'I don't care, Sarah. I despise you. I despise the whole of you." Xavier's growl sent shivers down her spine. His piercing blue eyes locked onto hers, seeing right through her. 

Tears welled up as he sneered, "I'm Xavier Adrian. Your feelings mean nothing." Sarah's heart shattered as his words pierced through her innocent heart. 

"Then who am I to you?" she trembled. Xavier's whisper sent  fear coursing through her veins and he slowly let out his usual sinful smirk

"I'm the Devil and you're my prey."


"When darkness reigns, survival is luxury."


Sarah Parker, a 19-year-old aspiring journalist, once dreamed of uncovering truth and making a name for herself. But when tragedy struck, her world shattered, leaving her with emotional scars. Now, she's forced into the dark world of the Sin-Nation Empire, where Xavier Adrian reigns.

Xavier Adrian, the CEO of Nexus Tech by day and the leader of Sin-Nation-Empire at night, hides a tortured soul behind his piercing blue eyes. The son of Andrew Adrian, his blood comes with power and violence, and Xavier knows that the shades of a father’s sins are something one cannot run away from.

When the two broken souls meet, Sarah is confronted with a side of her own darkness as twisted as nightmare and Xavier faces a bigger nightmare .

In a world where loyalty is luxury and survival is a constant battle, can Sarah and Xavier find a way to overcome their demons, or will they become each other's destruction?

The Devil's Prey: He Wants Me

Chapter Forty-Five

~9PM AUNT THERESA'S PLACE~

Sarah sat cross-legged on the floor, watching as Emily talked animatedly, her blue eyes sparkling with excitement. The little girl had been clinging to her ever since they arrived at Aunt Theresa's house, bombarding her with endless questions and making Sarah wonder if she had somehow become Emily's new favorite person.

"You're really pretty," Emily declared suddenly, tilting her head as if studying Sarah's face. "I think that's why Xavi likes you."

Emily shrugged. "I asked him if he has a girlfriend, and he didn't say yes, but he also didn't say no. And now you're here, so maybe…" She gave Sarah a knowing look, as if she had just solved a grand mystery.

Sarah swallowed, caught off guard. Was that how it looked? As if she meant something to him? The very idea made her stomach tighten, though she quickly pushed the thought away.

A broken Man