âYvie, donât do anything crazy! Calm down!â Adam blurted out, panic in his voice. âItâs gotta be one of Wilsonâs men!â
âHeâs got the nerve to show up again?â Jake jumped in, fueling the fire. âBoss, heâs the one who trashed our base! We lost so much because of him! You canât let this slide!â
The longer Adam listened, the more things didnât add up. Sure, the intel came from Wilson, but wasnât he the one who destroyed the base?
Still, Adam bit his tongueâhe couldnât risk getting on his little sisterâs bad side.
âYvie?â
Wilson stormed in with a bunch of guards, confusion flickering across his ridiculously good- looking face. He wondered what Yvette was doing here.
Yvetteâs eyes, sharp and shimmering, locked onto him. She didnât say a word, but she was still clearly pissed.
âWhatâs wrong, baby?â
Wilson picked up on her bad mood instantly, closing the distance in a few long strides, his hand naturally reaching for hers.
But Yvetteâs frustration only grew. She yanked her hand away, leaving his hand hanging âawkwardly.
Jake, watching from the side, couldnât help but silently revel in it, grinning to himself. âServes him right! Letâs see him act all high and mighty now!â
âHas Yvette already had enough of me?â Wilson thought to himself.
He frowned, his impossibly captivating eyes flashing with a wounded look. He didnât say a word, but somehow, it still tugged at Yvetteâs heart, making him seem pitiful.
Yvette almost laughed, more out of exasperation than anything else. Was he seriously acting like the victim here?
Seeing the situation unfold, Adamâs guilt hit him hard. He spoke softly, âYvie, donât be mad at him.
This is really on me! I just never thought you were Master Xev.â
âWaitâYvette was the underworld boss, Master Xev?â Wilson thought, his frustration evident as his temple throbbed. It all made sense now why she was so furious.
âHoly crap. Ms. Yvette is Master Xev?â Samuel thought, initially stunned. As the realization sank in, he couldnât help but marvel at the whole situation.
âWow, just wow. Mr. Quinn went through all this trouble to help Mr. Adam, and now he has completely pissed off Ms. Yvette. Great job, boss, he mused to himself.
âBaby, I was only trying to help Adam. I had no idea itâd turn out like thisâ¦â
Wilson was already devastatingly handsome, and now he was looking at her with such a mix of grievance and innocence that it was impossible to resist.
Yvetteâs heart softened just a bit. When he reached for her hand again, she let him hold it this time.
âBoss, youâre really just going to forgive him like that?â Jake asked, his surprise evident.
Since when was their boss so easy to appease?
Yvette pressed her lips together, staying silent. If it were anyone else, she wouldnât have been so forgiving, but this was Wilson.
âBoss, you canât just let him off the hook like that-â
Before Jake could finish, Wilson shot him a look so icy and intense it could freeze fire.
Jake shuddered, but he steeled himself against the cold creeping up his spine and glared back at Wilson. âBoss, donât be swayed by his looks! You canât just forgive him because of that!â
âWhat a damn charming fox!â Jake cursed inwardly.
Yvette didnât want to listen to their argument anymore, so she turned her attention to Adam.
âAdam, why were you trying to capture me?â
She hadnât used her Master Xev alias in ages, and sheâd only just taken back control of the underworld. So why was the military coming after her now? It didnât make sense.
Adamâs face hardened as the subject came up.
âThey needed your help for something big, but your whereabouts were a total mystery. They couldnât track you down through official channels, so they put the job in my hands.
âAnd the reason I took out several of your bases was to draw you out. It was the only way we had to find you.â