Reese’s question from a few days ago returned to Rose’s mind. ‘Are you afraid of Xander?’ Is what he asked. She had said no back then but finally witnessing the extent of Xander’s influence and power made her reconsider her own words. Not even she was capable of bankrupting a company worth over 50 Billion in less than a week. And to think that Xander did it from the comfort of his own bed with only Eric to assist him… To think that he did for her. He actually would have made the world burn if it dared to lay a hand on her. She was startled from her thoughts by a knock on the door and quickly hung up the call, hiding the phone underneath the mattress. Her heart was beating so fast she thought the person on the other side of the door would conclude a verdict of guilty just by looking

