I gave him a look like he'd completely lost it. "Only the truly paranoid see betrayal in everything."
That seemed to calm him down a little. His shoulders dropped as he softened. "Quit your job with him, and I'll believe you."
I didn't even flinch.
"Then I guess you'll just have to get used to not knowing."
His face darkened again. "Of all the jobs out there, why become his secretary specifically?"
"Because I want to," I said simply.
"I know you're doing this to get back at me. You want revenge."
I gave a cold laugh and reached for the congee he was holding. "Thank you very much for visiting, Alpha Xavier. You can leave now."
Xavier looked like he'd been physically struck. In all our years together, I'd never addressed him so formally, so distantly.
He sat down on the edge
