Xavier POV The wedding was better than I could have imagined: fast-paced, getting there, then the clothing, the celebrant, the whole atmosphere was fantastic, and the girls made all this special. Seeing them laughing and being together was good. Stories of stepmothers or in-laws scared the heck out of me, but I am lucky; I get along with Ruby, and I am bonding with Demetri. I am one very lucky guy. But all good things come to an end, and it was my phone that stopped our enjoyment of the day. I picked it up and looked at the name. ODDBALL. Pushed to accept the speaker and placed it on the table. "Oddball, I am not coming back," I said as a greeting. "I know. Hacker shared the footage that Cora forwarded. I owe you an apology." "You do, but an apology won't fix the damage you caused

