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Xander didn't want to leave her behind and it was annoying him to an extent. He was used to being alone and now he had a woman to take everywhere with him. But anything could happen, especially when his lovely brother was out there. He couldn't leave her behind.

The thoughts he had been trying to suppress lately were bugging him now. Sofia wasn't the woman he loved or could love. He didn't like women like her, she was just not his type. He had always imagined himself to be with a woman who was confident, blunt and who could think like him. But Sofia, she was totally opposite of that. She was naive, she was scared easily and she was submissive. 

He couldn't stand the thought of her going back to his brother. He wouldn't want to come out as a fool, a person whom she used and then went back to her lover. The thought ticked him off because now that Sofia was married to him, everyone knew about it, all the influential people and he was known out there. Everybody knew that Xander was off market now. And he could only imagine what would become of his reputation if she went back to Salah, the man she loved. He would have to be very clear with her about the topic that without his knowledge or permission, she couldn't be in contact with Salah.

Not that he knew about his brother's whereabouts. Out of anger - that he was still very much feeling, Xander had not tried to reach out to Salah. He might even seriously harm him if he came face to face with the bastard. What he did couldn't be forgiven easily. The rumors about him being the replacement would have hit the news if he had not paid hefty amount to agencies to keep their mouths shut. With his empire spread all over America, he couldn't have rumors circulating him. And he wouldn't let his bastard of a brother ruin him or what he had built over all those years.

Xander had only known Sofia for a month now and in that short time, he couldn't trust her. He was not that generous to hand over his wife to another man even if she loved him. She had accepted to be his wife so she also had to forget Salah, she had to move on with him. Because he wasn't willing to be a replacement, he wasn't willing to be used. And he would make it damn sure that a woman didn't use him, not even Sofia.

That was the only  thought bugging Xander. So what if they couldn't love each other, they could at least stick together as normal husband and wife. Not every couple had love between them and they still worked out, so why could they not? If they could only live as friends or even civilly with each other, he was content with that.

He knew it was difficult for her to accept him and she only did it for her family but so did he, there was no difference. But the damage had been done and if they both tried, they could at least live with each other peacefully. The least they could do was to try and work out.

His private jet was waiting on the runway. Xander placed his hand on the small of her lower back and ushered her inside the plane. He had already asked Mrs. Gilbert to pack her necessities so her bag was ready before she came back from university. And he couldn't be bothered to give her time to pack for herself because like any other typical woman, she would pack a suitcase and he didn't have that sort of time on his hands.

Xander greeted the captain and introduced Sofia before going to take their place. He sat besides Sofia and fastened his own seatbelt as Sofia did the same. If he wasn't wrong, she seemed to be a little jittery. He frowned as he looked at her shaking hands but didn't say anything.

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Sofia was a nervous wreck, she had a phobia of flying. Back when she and Salaar went on vacations she had taken sleeping pills and had slept all the way from New York to London, so nothing was there to worry about. But now that she was with another man, her husband, she didn't know what to do. If he had let her pack her bag then she would have put some in there.