CHAPTER 18
KIRA
"Who is he?" Xavier growled into the phone again.
"Xavier, I’m not—"
"Answer me. Who is he?"
"He’s just a classmate," I said, stepping farther away from the door so no one could hear. "We’re working on a project. That’s it."
"You think I believe that?"
"You should, because it’s the truth."
He was quiet for a second, and then his voice dropped. "Get to my office. Now."
I blinked. "What? I told you, I’m working on my project. We still have deadlines and presentations and—"
"If you don’t come in five minutes, I’ll come there and carry you out myself. I don’t care who sees."
"Xavier!"
"Five minutes, Kira. You’re already testing me."
My heart pounded in my chest. I turned to peek back toward the booth where Mason was still sitting, sipping his iced tea and looking c
