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Xander got some serious guts. He knew Wayne had been after me, yet he still stepped up like it was nothing. Bold move, honestly-I didn't see that coming from him.

But with Demi possibly hanging around DracoLux, I had to prioritize that. "Sorry, I've

told him.

Sot other plans tonight," I

Xander? Totally unbothered. "Alright. If you need anything just let me know." Then he left without a fuss.

At the elevator, someone called him "Mr. Hart" again. He just nodded, cool as ever

gave me a polite nod and

not correcting them.

does look like Hayden. So, what do you think? Could it be

down too fast, or Wayne would get suspicious. So, I kept it casual

in my hand a little shake. "Hayden used to get all fancy with his

for Wayne's benefit. If he thought Xander was stepping into Hayden's shoes, he might snap, and I couldn't have that-yet. At the same time,

two dishes yesterday," I said, popping open the container. "They

slider buns

it's due-his cooking was top-notch. Just looking at

male model at DracoLux, this feels like a serious side hustle," Wayne remarked, sounding oddly impressed. "With cooking like this,

into the double meaning as I

didn't budge. "It's

no way I'm finishing all this solo."

eat. Whatever. I grabbed my own

didn't

first bite. As the flavor hit, I froze. The

my throat, my hands trembling slightly. How could Xander possibly nail

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