CEDRIC
This is the worst possible time for games.
Leaning back in my chair, I leveled my gaze at the man sitting across from me. “What business do you have with me?”I demanded. “I’m not in the best of moods to be messed with.”
Xavier only chuckled in response, the sound grating on my already f****d up nerves.
I clenched my jaw. “Did I somehow miss the part where I made a joke?” I hissed, my fingers tightening into fists.
Instead of answering immediately, he took his time, his gaze sweeping the room as if he were sizing up his surroundings.
“I don’t think this is the best place to discuss this,” he finally said, his voice measured.
I scoffed, my patience snapping. “Nobody gives a damn about what you think,” I shot back. “You’re giving yourself far too much importance, and it’s starti
