Following Xavier’s lead, Chloe descended into the cold, sterile depths of the mansion’s basement. The air grew damp and metallic.
In a spacious, dimly lit room, she found Vince standing guard over two men who were huddled on the floor, their faces pulped into a mess of purple bruises. Xavier leaned casually against the iron doorframe, arms crossed over his broad chest, his expression lazy yet lethal.
"You wanted to know who drugged you," he said, his voice echoing off the concrete. "There they are. Go ahead."
Chloe frowned and stepped closer. She squinted at the bloodied figures for a long time before the fog cleared. She recognized one of them. "Caleb? From Cloud City?"
She had no history with this man. They had only crossed paths once at a party, and she hadn't even recognized him wh
