The emerging Queen and the former Lord

The emerging Queen and the former Lord

"After the wickedness you showed and the whole lot you have done until now; I no longer want to do anything with you anymore. A lawyer will contact you regarding the divorce proceedings and then you will get out of my sight" Mr Xavier delivered and Jayce felt his world crumbling to the ground as soon as the older was done.

But sadly for Jayce, Mr Xavier wasn't done just yet.

"Rowan..." he whispered only to get cut off when the former lord started again.

"But before any of that, I have some updates for you," he said calmly crossing his legs elegantly, the silence that followed after was filled with anticipation yet dread of something seriously wrong. Jayce, Chris and Kangsu stared from king to Mr Xavier one by one to judge what could it be that was coming but even that judgement never prepared them for what went next.

"Since you decided to mess with the Xaviers and prioritized betraying my trust by coming after my family.....the scales had to be balanced..... and for that your brother, Garry Ashford, had to pay the price" Mr Xavier announced loudly, his voice booming and deafening as it fell over Jayce and his partners in crime.

That also explained where Mr Xavier vanished for a day or two without a trace, the old sire was on a hunt to find the one who hadn't been caught and to finish him once and for all.

While Mr Chris gasped and Kangsu's eyes widened, Jayce fell to his knees as tears built in his eyes before falling down to his rosy cheeks. He hiccupped as he sobbed on the ground while all others in the room watched him falling apart silently. Mago didn't like what he saw unfolding in front of him, his lovely Mr Ash, although a cheat and a monster, but still very much lovely Mr Ash cried for his dead brother miserably and Mago wanted nothing but to comfort the man as soon as possible.

Acting on impulse, the young queen scrambled off King's desk and cautiously walked towards Jayce wanting to comfort him but before he could reach the man, King stopped him by circling his waist and seized Mago to his lap so he wouldn't get involved further than he already is.

Mago looked up at King questioningly but the older didn't pay him any heed for the time being.

"Why him Rowan? Why not me?" Jayce muttered after what felt like forever, he hiccupped from time to time but kept his eyes downcast not wanting to face the strangeness of his only husband.

"It is simple balance, my love, you came after my family and I came after yours. Besides, Garry had touched my son-in-law wrong when he was in your custody, he had to die after that day or other, either by me or by my son" Hearing that, Jayce felt alone. He looked up at King for a second and then travelled his eyes to a confined Mago on King's lap. Heart-wrenching at the thought of his brother's blood, he looked at his husband and silent tears once again began from his eyes.

"I-I didn't know it would turn out so dirty in the end..." Jayce whimpered woefully, joining his hands in front of him as if asking for forgiveness but who was he fooling?

Not the Xaviers

"Unfortunately for you....this isn't the end darling." Mr Xavier stood up from his place making Garnie and Alex to straightened as well "The end will be when you will leave this place to never come back, not in this home and not in our lives" With that said, the former lord marched towards the door of the office for a powerful exit. Jayce's eyes widened in realization, he rushed to his husband and before Mr Xavier could leave, he grabbed a hold of both of older's arms and cried loudly taking everyone's attention.

"Please Rowan, don't throw me out of your life, please. I don't have anyone besides you now.....please. Give me a chance to explain..." he cried sorrowfully while the older watched him without any expression, the hurt in Jayce's voice never melted Mr Xavier's heart as he stood there silently letting his husband cry a river for him.

But then something happened, another voice called out to him and the old man stiffened on his place.

"Please papa" Mago called out lowly, voice clear but completely wounded and hurt. The boy had enough of what was going on, he was satisfied with the retribution for Chris and Kangsu but for Jayce the case was different. The young queen wanted to listen, he wanted others to hear as well what Jayce had to say in his defence before anything was decided and for that, Mago decided to intervene against anyone's wish.

Now, once upon a time, Mr Xavier had said not to fall for the puppy eyes of his beloved son-in-law and hold the ground. Still, here he was struggling not to lose his composure as he met eyes with the puppiest puppy eyes in the entire world that stared back at him with so much hope and positivity making it hard for him to stand his decision.

Nevertheless, he decided to argue.

"You should stay out of this my child. Jayce Ashford here has done enough to get banished from our lives, he deserves what is about to happen to him and his brother deserved what had happened as well" Mr Xavier stated, voice firm yet gentle as he conveyed his final words.

Jayce's tears never stopped, he clutched the older's hands desperately while he wept the loss he suffered. Sadly, all his misery had no effect over any of them except for Mago.

"I know Papa and I am sorry for making this shit my concern..... but it's Mr Jayce Ashford, the man who loves you and has never given you a reason to think otherwise" The boy started, pulling away from a quiet king and waddling to the former king with his round body, squishier than ever. "All I am asking is a chance to Mr Ash just so he could explain why he did all of this, why he thought he could be a sly fox and why did help those fuckers who killed my parents" Mago almost pleaded, the request held meaning that were needed and that resulted in a crack in Mr Xavier's resolve to never take his decision back.

Needless to say, Jayce was embarrassed about his stupid stunt. He was ashamed and was at the loss of words while he stared at his small knight in shining armour, the small being who valued him even after what he had done.

The chaotic scene of Mago conversing with Mr Xavier was new to the watchers, the former king was not the one to listen when he would put his mind to something but then Mago wasn't someone who would really listen to any shit either, other than what he wants.

Therefore, the emerging queen and the former lord against each other was a sight to watch.

Garnie was impressed and King was proud.

"please papa, for me" Mago asked cutely. Mr Xavier had to control his slipping smile in order to look as pissed as he was before he was stopped but staring into the eyes that held stars in them proved to be a weakness and the older had to avert his gaze somewhere else.

Coincidently, the father-son duo had an eye lock having similar thoughts swirling in their orbs.

Mago was a hell of persuasive.

Jayce was also hopeful by that time and he was thankful too but that didn't warrant any kindness from his husband as it was apparent in the older's not budging demeanour.

"Fine...." Mr Xavier sighed giving up "I will give him a chance only because you asked, but I will only hear a 'why' and nothing else. Clear?" Mr Xavier said aloud making Jayce heave a sigh of relief and Mago smile widely with a nod.

"Clear!.." the boy cheered happily before he turned to face Mr Ash "Come on Mr Ash, tell us why you were such a bitch?" the boy asked with a sudden glare and both Garnie and Charlton snickered silently.

Jayce, on the other hand, twisted his fingers together, now that he had a way to justify himself, the man didn't know from where to start. King glared at him and Mr Xavier did the same too, both father and son pretty much had an idea what was to come out of his mouth and true to their suspicion, Jayce muttered exactly that.

"I-I wanted to become the Crime lord of the empire..." he mumbled making the room fall in quick silence, nobody said a word, only breathing sounds resonated inside the walls.

Slowly enraging breathing sounds.

Just like Kangsu and Chris, Jayce also wanted a taste of power and status for all his life. The addiction to rule and the dizziness that ensued after watching the manifestation of your command intoxicated him, all he wanted was to become part of such a community to enjoy and live the life to fullest being surrounded by such luxury.

The luck was by his side perhaps.

A golden ticket to his wishes is what he considered the moment when the Crime lord of the country showed a slight interest in him, a mere beautiful worker at one of their sights. Mr Xavier, being the powerful and fearful at the peak of his success, was the perfect turn of events in his unforgiving life and Jayce didn't miss the chance at any cost.

Instead, while chasing his wild dreams, he fell in love with the older faster than Mr Xavier ever did despite the fact that King was against the idea of sharing his father.

But love couldn't beat the greed he grew in him for power.

After marriage, Jayce expected to become the queen of the country along with his husband, he was supposed to take the place no matter what but that event didn't turn out the way he expected.

Mr Xavier had delayed the bond of their love until King was ready to take over the empire, he didn't share the crucial detail with his beloved since Jayce had nothing to do with it but when the latter learned about it, he was devastated to another level.

All his dreams and wishes came crashing to the ground when the only way to become the Mafia Queen was snatched and the apparent new King of the mafia hated his guts. The young Raye Xavier despised Jayce's existence, he never failed to show his hatred whenever he got the chance and Mr Xavier's ignorance of the fact only added fuel to Jayce's anger.

Jayce was heartbroken, he was lost and that abhorrence towards the injustice turned into more evil.

"I needed that place so bad Rowan, I required that status for the sake of my sanity. Chris and Kangsu had similar goals and that's why I teamed up with them, but believe me I didn't know about their past and what they did to your parents" Jayce cried while tears streamed down his cheeks as he looked at Mago.

"Please forgive me...please" he continued while all others watched him cry in despair. Mr Xavier inhaled loudly, he sighed tiredly as if already aware of everything, as he leaned back on his seat where he sat earlier.

"It's good that you never got what you fucking wanted Mr Ash. The way you came after Raye, tried to fucking kill him and let your greed win over the relationship you had with Papa.....you don't deserve it. you never did" It was Mago who growled at Jayce after learning the true purpose of his deeds before anyone else could, making the rest watch him astonished.

Mago had enough of this bullshit, the hate that sprouted out of greed and lust for power was lame by now, all of them were the same bastards and had similar needs and that was enough to hear.

"I didn't try to kill Raye ever...believe me. Kangsu tried it by poisoning his birthday cake, Danny also tried it even after I told him not to but I never did such a thing" Jayce blurted out in his defence earning a scowl from Kangsu and Chris for spilling the beans while Mago scoffed uninterested.

Meanwhile, King watched the drama unfolding sharing looks with an amused Charlton and Lucca

"All I wanted was to be the crime lord, the place of Raye Xavier, and nothing else" he continued defending until Mr Xavier chortled lowly, mocking Jayce for whatever he thought was right.

"You wanted the place of Raye Xavier how?" the former lord asked with a raise of the brow, his sharp eyes glared daggers at Jayce and the latter felt his throat constricting with suffocation.

Well....he didn't think about that answer.

"I....I..." he stuttered making Mr Xavier chuckle again.

"My son wouldn't have given you the position in a silver platter Jayce..... so either you would have asked that in exchange for not hurting Mago or by executing Raye" The silence fell inside the room once again, Jayce got exposed with his true intentions as he lowered his head ashamed while the rest of them stared at him in dismay.

"Well.....all I can say is that I am severely disappointed in you. After all the care and love that I brought in for us, you only added betrayal and that's why....it ends here for us" Mr Xavier said with a sad smile, he stood up from his seat only for Jayce to fall in his feet crying badly.

"I beg you, Rowan......you took the only family I had, you killed my brother. Please, don't take yourself from me, I have no one except you in this world....please forgive me, please" Mr Xavier didn't say a word as he let Jayce cry, he was adamant about doing what he had decided and what Jayce deserved. That's what exactly happens to ones who dare to mess with them, but then his eyes landed on a sniffing Mago who was standing by the door and was crying softly with his doe eyes fixed on Jayce's shaking form.

What?

Maybe it was hormones, maybe Mago was hurt or maybe he was pitying Jayce creatively.

Nevertheless, the crying majesty was overwhelmed with the whole ordeal, he held all the hearts in the room, except for Chris, as he rubbed his big eyes with his tiny fists while sniffling from time to time.

King rushed to his side and cradled the boy to his chest but Mago's eyes never left Jayce's frame. The latter was a culprit, a true bad man to be honest but he was also the same man who played chess with Mago, who baked cookies and cooked food, who played gardening and read cute books with him in the garden when King was absent on nights.

Jayce, despite all bad factors and traits, was the one who cherished Mago's needs for the time he was abducted and kept him safe until he could.

"I love you....." Jayce whispered desperately trying to collect the broken pieces of his dignity while he cried, making Mr Xavier utter a sigh of exhaustion as well. The older looked at his son catering for his sad son-in-law gently, coaxing him to calm down, before he stared down at Jayce's shaking figure crying silently.

Mr Xavier sighed closing his eyes for a second, he opened them and then marched out the room with thudding steps without a word, followed by Garnie and Alex hot on their heels.

Leaving the office and its temporary residents to wonder.

....

Sayonara~~~~