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“I’m sorry.”
Huxley clears his throat. “Is this done with now? Can we go back to our meeting?”
I shoot him an incredulous look. “No! Someone told the cops that I confronted him at the bar that day. What if I’m being framed?”
Xavier wheels my chair over and gestures for me to sit. He retakes his seat and nods at me. “Tell me what they said.”
I recap everything, starting with the phone call I received in the morning being asked to go to the station. Xavier asks for an excruciating amount of detail. He then wants the same about my encounter with Carlos and Jay.
“I’ll handle it,” Huxley says at the end.
“No,” Xavier barks with a thunderous look. “You’ve done enough. Hand me the file you had on him.”
I nod. “How are you going to find who did it?”
“I am Xavier Rivers.”
“What does that mean? What are you going to do?”
He stands up. “It’s handled, Savannah,” he snaps.
As if my day hasn’t been long enough, Elliot is waiting for me at the gates. I walk over to him. “What are you doing here?”
His eyes dart around him as if waiting for someone to jump out. “Cam is looking for you,” he whispers. Elliot looks rough. It’s clear he hasn’t been sleeping or eating properly. “He knows it was you who gave me the money.”
“How?” I hiss.
His lip trembles. “I told him. He had a knife to my throat. He wants another twenty.”
I want to be angry at him, but it’s hard when fear has him in a chokehold. I wrap my arms around him. “He can’t get to me here. Don’t worry about me.”
Elliot hugs me tighter and kisses the top of my head. “I’m so sorry, Sav.”
I pull out of his embrace. “Nothing will happen to us. I’ll sort it.” He tries to protest, but I cut him off when Xavier appears on the other side of the gate. “Leave it with me, okay? If Cam contacts you, tell him he’ll have his money in two weeks. That’s when I get my next payment.”
It’s not that I want to give away my money, but Cam follows through on his threats. I may be safe in this fortress, but I wouldn’t be able to live with myself if something happened to Elliot.
“I love you, Sav.” He looks at Xavier lingering by my front door.
“Keep a low profile. Get yourself to Jordan’s and always stay with someone.”
He gives me one last hug and walks away. I wait until he disappears before joining Xavier. “What are you doing here?” I ask for the second time in five minutes.
Xavier’s suit attire has been replaced by a t-shirt and jogging bottoms. His hair is damp, and his eyes are gloomy. “I needed to see you were okay.”
I pull the door open and let us in. I stare out into the garden and wonder where Emery is. Does she know he came to see me?
I quickly change out of his view before joining him in the bedroom. “Can I get you something to drink?” I offer.
Xavier sits at the foot of the bed with his head down. It feels peculiar having him in my bedroom. He’s oddly silent, which leaves me feeling anxious.
“Xavier?” I call. “Why are you here?”
“What if something happened to you?” When he looks at me, he looks scared. “What if I lost you?”
I lean against the bookshelf with my arms crossed. “Hux was with me. Don’t you trust him?”
“Not with your life.” Xavier looks unsure and worried for the first time since I’ve met him. There is no trace of arrogance or confidence. “I need you, Savannah. I know I shouldn’t, but I do.”
