"Lust is the best of all the deadly sins. Six"  

― Colleen Hoover, Hopeless

Xavier's POV

Last night was too close of a call for my liking. Adrienne was already a little too curious about what happened and I didn't appreciate that. Of course seeing her at the club took me by surprise, but Adrienne catching me in that state worried me even more.

The next morning, I took an extra dose of my medicine, hoping to also rid of this killer hangover. I washed myself thoroughly and headed to Vanessa's room. I knew she was troubled by seeing Adrienne last night and almost threatened by her, which I could clearly tell by the way she had been acting ever since. "Vanessa?" I whisper and she turns around to face me. Her blonde hair is down her shoulders and she has light makeup covering her face. She's wearing a tight black dress that is showing off her amazing curves and is wearing high heels to match. "Master, I was hoping to go to work with you today." She says smiling slowly and I frown for a moment.

Well she's feeling bold. I should punish her right now for getting changed without my permission."Why do you want to go all of a sudden?" I ask her flatly. I see she want's to retaliate. Her lips are pursed together and her brow wrinkles. "Last night-"

"Was nothing Vanessa." I quickly finish and she looks down, avoiding eye contact which she should always. "Master, I worry you're going to fall back into addiction." She whispers and I calm myself. I finally calm myself, trying to be sensitive to her, I pull her into my arms for an embrace and she buries her head in my neck. "I wont fall back into addiction." I assure her, not knowing if I was telling the truth or not. "You did it again last night. Master, you do realize that bends the line in our contract. I'm supposed to help you refrain from going back as well...I'm still your doctor." She reminds and I roll my eyes for a moment. "One time. It was a quick relapse and I don't feel the urge. This conversation is now over." I growl and she nods her head and sighs. "May I still attend with you Master? Just to keep an eye on you?" She questions.

"To keep an eye on me or Adrienne?" I correct and she flinches back for a minute. "What?" She asks in disbelief. "Nothing, come on. Let's go before we're late." I say, suddenly feeling my stomach churn.

This was going to be a long day.

As soon as we walked into the office, I was piled up with work, hoping I could get Vanessa to do something in the meantime, even though I planned on having a playtime with her in the office as well.

"The models have arrived Mr. Grant. Ms. Cooper approved them all and interviewed them herself, but she is sending them to you just for reference. Also the budget has been weighed out also by Ms. Cooper. She is currently looking for the setting as well and since it is in the spring, she figured that it could take place in a field. Well just the private session, the public could be in the city." Kary Smith says approaching me,

Adrienne was certainly ahead of herself, it was nowhere near time to this completely out. Since they were modeling clothes, that would take no time at all. Clothing was the only business that I had yet to possess, even though all the other ones had failed, this one was easier to obtain. "It seems as though Ms. Cooper had the audacity to do most of my job. As I will interview and speak with the models, I need to talk to their agency as well. Please tell her to meet in my room quarter till." I instruct and grab onto Vanessa's arm.

I bring her into my office and close the door behind me, studying her face. 

"I can do that for her." She offers and I eye her slowly. "That's Kary's job." I inform and she sighs and slips back into a chair. "Are you intimidated by Adrienne?" I suddenly ask quietly. She seemed offended by this statement as I spoke the words in a way that would have been angered if she wasn't intimidated by her. 

"Of course not Master," She sounds hesitant. I turn my head to the side and I see her swallow hard. "Vanessa, I will add to your punishment, if you don't tell me the truth now." I say through grit teeth.

"Yes, yes Master I am." She replies sorrowfully, but she sounds utterly ashamed. I hated being lied to. I open my mouth to reply but force the words back down into my throat.

"Very well." I say with a sigh and she stares at me, waiting for a reply. Finally, fed up with her staring at me, I smile sweetly. "Do you want to go with Kary?" I ask, I would like to see Adrienne's expression as she had to converse with Vanessa, so my face lights up with an idea. "Actually, you can go ahead." 

Vanessa smiled brightly and stood up for a moment and I motioned her for her to go on.

As soon as she had slipped through the door, I looked after her and looked into my drawer. My lips suddenly beginning to quiver and my mouth getting dry.

Where the hell is it?

Finally my hands clasp the white bag and my throat closes together. I grab a blunt and put the weed into the blunt, breaking down the small buds and I smile.

If Vanessa found me right now she would just think its marijuana, but little did she know I had requested it to be laced.

I reach for my lighter as I roll the blunt quickly and put it to my lips, inhaling sharp and sucking in, feeling the smoke hit my lungs as I exhale slowly.

My body begin to feel lighter as I felt my eyes begin to fog up a bit as I finish my blunt within a decent amount of time. I reach into my drawer and grab a Febreeze bottle, soaking the air with its fragrance as my high sets in.

The pain finally fading away.

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I'm having a really bad case of writers block so the next few chapters will be short until we start building into the story. Forgive me guys. I'm just going through it right now :/

But...hm...Xavier has a bit of an addiction..but to what....and from what? Hm...Update coming soon I promise.

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