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I love you, Iris," I heard him as he said. and then he slowly opened his arms like he was hugging the sky, the rain. My heart started to ponder hard. This all is a dream, I believe.

He then looked at me, and I could see how his lips stretched into a huge smile. I even saw his dimples. His eyes look directly into mine with a raw emotion pouring from them. I, who was frozen on the spot, noticed the way his eyes were trying to fight back the raining water.

Oh, Xavi...

I slowly walked toward him, this rain this place, this man and his way all were like my dream coming true. The overwhelming feelings I was having in my heart were concerning. His smile didn't flatter. Instead, his eyes shine brighter. He was still kneeling, and I could feel multiple eyes on us, but at this moment, his eyes were casting a spell over me. As I stood in front of him he by the arms by which he was embracing the rain, took hold of my both hand and then looked staight into my eyes and said

"I Xavier Knight can scream in front of the whole world that I'm madly, unconditionally, obsessively in love with my wife. I love you, Iris. I love you this much that no words in the whole world can explain the undying, consuming love I have for you. I'm all yours, and I can't wait to drown myself further in your love."

His voice wasn't loud, but his emotions were loud, loud enough to consume my heart and brain. I felt my throat clogged up. I know! I already know the fact that he loves me, but hearing this from his mouth was something else, something magical.

His eyes were soft. They look soft and vulnerable, but you can't miss the mist of fire in them. I couldn't see him anymore because of my tears. He was making all my dreams come true, those which I never thought would happen he was making those all true. My heart filled with undefined love for him. I felt overwhelmed by the turn of emotion in me and without thinking anymore. I, too, kneeled in front of him and hugged him closer to my heart. Buring my face in his chest, I let my tears fall. He silently let me cry. Running his hand over my back to calm myself, he kissed me on my forehead.

What feels like hours, but it was just a few minutes. I pulled away and cupped his face. My face was wet with all the water and tears, but that wasn't stopping me from witnessing his face, which was looking deeply into my eyes. The love in his eyes was pouring and was making me drown in them.

"Don't cry..." he whispered as he wiped my cheeks, even more tears fell from my eyes. I was still cupping his face by my both Hand. Seeing me crying more, he gently kissed my plam and again whispered like loving how it was sounding -

"I love you, I love you so much.."

A chuckled left my mouth, still crying. I pulled him and kissed his forehead. Pulling away, I attached my forehead to his, the rain pouring on us, but that doesn't matter anymore to us. His eyes were closed as he was living those moments. The most enchanting sight was his dimples. Those were telling me how happy he was happy.

"I love you too, Xavi. I love you so so much. You are what my heart needs to pump."

Hearing me, he opened his eyes, and the smile now disappeared, and his eyes darkened. Looking directly into my eyes, he whispered -

"And you are what my life needs to continue living. You are more valuable than air to me, Iris"

I titled my head a little hearing him. How many time he is going to make me fall for him?

My throat clogged up, the urge to hug him till my last breath, to cry in his arms until there weren't any more tears left were getting high. I crushed myself into his arms. To overcome all the urges, I was about to put my lips on his when I felt him pulling something. I looked down to see him holding a ring box in his hand.

My heart skipped a beat when he opened the ring. My breath hitched, looking at the ring. I looked at him with my wide open eyes. He took the ring out of the ring holder and threw the cover away. Taking my hand in his, he looked in my eyes. His eyes were soft and warm. The look was filled with all the emotions, like he was finding it hard to have it all in control. And then my heart stopped when he said the next statement

"Kitten, you are the only woman in my life who has any control over me. I have always been at your mercy, my heart body and soul all live at your mercy. Will you accept these all? Will you keep my heart always where it always has been, till my last breath?

He asked. His voice hoarse as he was trying to control his emotions. But I can already see the breakdown in his eyes.

"Yes, in a breath." I whispered back, in an instant, and a big smile appeared on his face like never before. I took my wedding ring out and made me wear the new ring.

The same ring I had a crush on when I was just 9 and continued to have until I was 19. Till I lost the sight of it. The same ring I asked Xavi to marry me with when I was 9 years old.

He remembered. He always does.

Sliding the ring in, he looked in my eyes and whispered -

"You are a symphony of my life, Iris. So I Xavier Knight vows in the face of eternity, I vow to cherish you until my last breath, Even after my death, I promised to love you till my soul exists in this universe My love for you is the paint of vivid tapestry of devotion and unwavering commitment to you. I promise my unwavering loyalty to you."

My eyes again got filled with tears. His words went directly to my heart, and my heart raced when he cupped my cheeks with his large hand. Still looking in my eyes like he was taking our marriage vows, he again started,

"With every beat of my heart, I vow to honor and adore you. I promise to make your dreams a reality, to paint the canvas of our lives with vibrant hues of love and happiness."

Saying he kissed my forehead. I heard the crowd clapping, whistling, but for me, the environment went silent for me. The only person I could hear or see was him, my husband, the one who was bearing his heart to me in the most beautiful way.

"I Vow all the fucking stars and moon, everything that adorn the night sky, by the whispering winds and the murmuring streams, that my love for you is boundless and eternal. My love for you goes beyond the confines of time and space, a love that will forever reside in the depths of my soul, I promise you my all. I promise to love you with a passion that burns brighter than a thousand suns, with a tenderness that rivals the softest caress of a summer breeze. "

Saying he kissed my hand over the ring. Pressing his lips for a few more seconds

"I vow to be your protector, your companion, your biggest fan, and your most ardent admirer. I vow to love you like poetry, with words that dance and verses that sing of our unbreakable bond. My soul, my heart, my entire being belongs to you, Iris. I am yours, now and forevermore."

Saying he cupped my jaw and leaned in. By now, I was smiling and crying both. Before he could put his lips over mine, I pulled him by his collar and pressed my lips harder on his. We didn't move our lips. Instead, we stayed immovable.

The feeling of each other's arms around, the warmthness of each other bodies, our beating heart, and the overwhelming emotion were all we needed.

"How can you love me this much, Xavi? Why do you love me this much?" I whispered, still weeping. He said it right, his love is consuming.

"I don't know. My love for you isn't something I can explain. It is not Something, I can measure or find the root of it. It's endless, boundless. I wasn't lying when I said you run in my blood. You live in me. Loving you is like oxygen to my life. My love for you is a festive to my heart. That's how I love you."

Attaching our forehead together, I pressed a small kiss on his nose. I am defeated. In the game of love, he defeated me. I thought it was me who loved him endlessly, who loved him from the time I realized what love is.

But this man standing in front of me was speaking through his eyes to me more than his mouth. The same eyes were telling me the story of devotion he has written for me.

"You made me realize that no one can love anyone more than you do to me. I felt like the luckiest woman alive, Xavi. I don't know if I can ever love you the way you do..."

I whispered, "I can still hear the clapping. But the feeling, the butterflies were all over my stomach.

"You don't need to do kitten. Just smile at me every morning. It's enough."

Saying he again kissed the ring over my fingers. I who's body, mind, and soul all was filled with his love, I who was glowing in his love pulled his face up and crashed my lips over his, trying to portray all the love in that one kiss.

Which is impossible.

*Flashback*

"Xavier"

He heard the voice of his father. Xavier stopped on his way and clutched the ring, which was in his pocket.

The same ring which his kitten loved. The same ring he vowed to own by his hard earned money.

The same ring he brought by working hard as a common person in a different company, the ring which he brought by his hard earned 3 month money.

Why?

Because he wanted the ring to have the values, he wanted the ring to have the energy of his love. He wanted to burn himself to prove himself worthy for her. Just so the ring will be a symbol of his devotion to her.

"In your office now,"

When he was feeling a little calm, he heard his father. Who didn't sound pleased. Does that scare him?

Yes.

Will this make him back off?

No.

He knows his answers. Nodding, he turned around and followed his father. His heart was beating fast, but his face was washing with the look of confidence. He wasn't sure about how his father would react but was sure about one thing.

Iris is his.

No discussion, no exception.

He stood in front of his office. He knows why his father chose his. His is isolated.

As he entered, he noticed his father back was facing him. He, without making any noise, stood at the window.

His eyes went to the moon, the same moon who had witnessed the breakdown, the bubble love, and how the innocent love turned into vicious obsession. The same moon who had witnessed all the sins he did for her. The same moon whi witnessed the small result of his vicious obsession.

The same moon that has already witnessed how the same person who cries at his lovers feet can be brutally cruel to others.

"I'm not going to beat around the bush, Xavier. What were you doing in Iris's room at this time?"

He can feel the chill in his father's voice. His father, Alexander Knight, was a cruel person it it came to his children and wife. And Iris was a piece of his heart.

He clenched his jaw. to give an explanation of his actions weren't his job. Now, questioned on his action that was too related to her was making him feel the burn in his heart.

"Even I'm not going to beat around the bush papa. As Clear as water I love Iris"

Not even a second later, his father was in front of him grasping his collar, his face, which has no sigh of his age, was now contoured in anger.

"The fuck you are saying. Think before you speak." Alexander gritted.

Alexander was going to be an easy case when it came to his girls. He is a possessive man after all.

"With all due respect, Papa, I love Iris, and even you know I'm not a reckless person."

Alexander looked deeper in his eyes. And left his collar with a push. He went to the table and banged his hand over it. Even Xavier can feel the anger. His heart beat fasten, but his face is emotionless.

"Are you even hearing your Xavier? Iris?"

He didn't say anything. Fixing his collar, he kept looking at his father, who was now on some deep thought.

"This is wrong, Xavier. Back off before it's too late. " Alexander said. His back facing his front.

Xavier's heart beat skipped a beat hearing his father. His fist tightened, and his eyes darkened.

"No, Papa." He said. He wanted to say more to make his father see his heart. To keep it bare, but it wasn't the right time.

"It was you who told us to never fall in love anyone, but when you find the one, fight the whole world for her. Didn't you say? Love fiercely, unconditionally. I'm just following you."

Alexander jaw clenched. He knew his son his smart, and he knew that if he loved her, he would not be an easy case to back off.

Putting his both hand in his pocket, he stood there. His eyes cold. Alexander knew his son wasn't someone who lies and about love. It wasn't a joke.

"Is your decision final Xavier?

"Yes." Xavier said in a heartbbeat.

Alexander frowned. He was against their love, but he, too, has his own reason to oppose. Having no option, Alexander uttered something he never thought he would.

"Her or the company Xavier? Choose wisely. "

Hearing him, Xavier frowned. This wasn't something he was expecting from his father. Alexander noticed the look of shock. He thought now Xavier would back off.

Because as much as Alexander knows his son, he knows the company is something he can die for. It was his dream to be where he is today, and he was sure he would not sacrifice his dream for a girl.

Xavier turned toward his father. Looking in Alexander's eyes with such a fire, for the very first time Alexander noticed the raw emotion in his eyes and then Xavier uttered something he never thought of.

"Her, over my whole fucking existence"

Hearing him, Alexander who wasn't expecting was shocked. The turn of events was not something he expected.

"Fine Son," said Alexander, stormed out from the office.

Xavier, who was left alone, smiled. The smile was something which can't be explain. The look of sadness, with the look of victory, was making it all mess.

And then he looked at the moon. This moon again witnessed the first conflict between him and his father.

This moon!

Chuckling, he went to the locker of his office and opened it. The locker that was filled with pictures gave him peace. He clutched the ring and pulled it out.

Looking at the ring, he kissed it and put it inside the locker. Taking some pictures out, he stared at them. The look of longing filled his eyes.

"I'm waiting, love. I'll wait until as long as it takes for that one smile. I'll be waiting for you."

Saying Xavier kissed the picture.

"I'm yours, till eternity."

*Flashback end*

Okay this was one hell of a chapter.!
Writing his confession was harder than anything I wrote till today. But I'm happy, it's worth it.

Sorry for being late. But I realized there is no appreciation for hard work even after asking.(leaving few my loyal readers.) You'll have been a huge disappointment to me.

Anyway, no vote target from now on. Not trying to gain sympathy or anything *I hate this* but I felt disappointed and a bit insulted in the last chapter. And I think it's enought for me to stop asking or having any sort of expectation.

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