**Xavier** "Let go of me, Xavy! What are you doing? You're hurting me!" Trisha’s voice cracked as she struggled in my grip. "You're choking me..stop it! Please!" But I didn’t let go. Not yet. I wanted her to feel it. The pressure. The fear.. She needed to understand what crossing me looked like. Her nails dug into my wrist, desperate. I saw the panic in her eyes, saw the tears forming. Her body trembled. Only then did I finally release her. She stumbled back, coughing, hands clutching her throat. Her eyes were bloodshot. Her lips quivered. Good. "I warned you, Trisha," I said, my voice ice. "Don’t f*****g cross me again." "You’re insane!" she gasped, trying to breathe. "How dare you do that to me!?" She looked at me like I was a monster. Maybe I was. "What did I do wrong?" sh

