Chapter 40

I carry Christine in her carrier as we go through metal detectors and scanners.

After we get past the metal detectors, Xavier grabs my hand and has to scan his other hand and his face to get through a massive gate. When we walk to the other side of the gate, two guards step in front of me and look down at me.

"I.D please." they say.

"She's with me." Xavier says, his body tense.

"Your father demanded-"

"I don't give a damn what he demanded. Who do you work for?" he says, squaring up to the guards, making them take cautious steps back.

"You, sir." one of them say.

"Exactly, which means I can have your asses right back on the streets where you came from in a split second." he says, his hand tightening around mine.

I put my hand on his and he releases some of the tension in his hand. He huffs and fixes his tie, walking past the guards.

"That's five hundred off both your checks." he says, walking into the building.

We walk on polished marble concrete floors and it's completely qui