VANCE'S POV
The weight of my father being in camp and having to maintain top spot was too much for me to bear at the time, so I couldn't react violently to Xavier snooping through our things, as much as I wanted to. I let him walk right past me and straight out the door.
I took a deep breath and looked around. For a second, I regret not asking him to clean up the mess he had created. This was the first time Xavier was going to be snooping around, and I wasn't sure I could handle a second. He was merely lucky I didn't find myself in the mental space to pounce on him.
My plan was straight–clean up and then report to the commander, and I got to it immediately. I had everything in place, except for the bag Xavier had in his hand when I walked in. I bent to pick it up and as soon as I str
