Dante's POV
Xavier was already held down by my security by the time I got downstairs. I didn’t know what else he expected; the news of his betrayal was everywhere, and he would have easily been dead had I not asked Luca to tell them not to kill him.
I wanted to hear what he had to say first.
Hopefully, it was something worthwhile and not a game.
"Boss..." he began to speak the moment he saw me.
He was pinned to the ground in my office parking lot, his hands tied behind his back as one of my security personnel pointed a gun at his head.
"I don't think I'm your boss anymore, Xavier. How about we stick to Dante?" I asked, motioning for my security to let him go. He reluctantly put his gun away and dragged Xavier up, not making an attempt to untie his hands.
"Can we... talk?" he asked w
