Chapter 94

XAVIER’S POV The door was not closed when I pulled my phone out from my pocket and I scrolled down the numbers and went to Professor Young’s number. I did not hesitate before dialing the number. The phone rang once and she picked it up. "Tell Lucas’s brother to let him get back to work," I instructed and hung out in Kimberly’s office. Kimberly had been gone for a couple of hours. I looked at my watch, tapped fingers on the arm of the armchair. I wasn't pacing back and forth—I was going to keep myself in check at least that much. She was just negotiating with one of her A-list VIP clients. Something normal. Something nothing out of the ordinary about the routine. And yet…. The temptation to stand up and go fetch her got the better of me. I didn't have time to think whether I should or not when the lounge door groaned open and Kimberly emerged, glancing back over her shoulder—before she nearly ran into a man altogether too familiar. Silver hair. Smiling face. Career in free fall. Lucas I