Chapter 35 Trap

XANDER POV BRRRRRRRRRIIIIING INCOMING CALL FROM DRAKE SADOQUES "Bit early for the date to be over," Callum mutters as he pushes the button in my truck to accept the call. BRRRRRR— "You all right, Drake?" "Um. No," Drake answers—frantic, distracted. "You guys were right. I should ve kissed her sooner. A lot sooner. Then maybe we wouldn t be in this mess—" "What mess? Is she your—" I ask. "Yes. But she s also…what Callum s been worried about us running into this whole time. She and the two others." WASP special operatives? Those three?! Callum looks like he s barely surprised, and I wanna punch him in his smug, overly cautious face. "You ve gotta be shitting me. Nikki was a total martial arts novice, and none of the three were stellar at archery—" "They was flubbin it," Callum interrupts sullenly. "I knew somethin was up with them—" "I know, and I should ve li