Chapter 22

Vivian had no idea Alexander had shown up at the racing base tonight too. "Dude, chill! I flew in from Kyoria on a frickin’ chopper just to see you, and you’re not even gonna say hi? That’s cold, man!" On the opposite couch sat a charming, cocky pretty boy — Zachary Hayes, looking both wronged and pouty. But Alexander's face was a whole iceberg. Expressionless, and radiating 'stay the hell away from me' vibes. Zachary picked up his glass. "Tell you what, I’ll take a shot for that. Cool?" Ethan was silently rolling his eyes. Seriously, Alexander was trying to sort out some personal files earlier — stuff related to Miss Grant, no less. Then Zachary called, didn’t get his way, and actually stormed into Brooks Group to bug Alexander in person. Hats off to Alexander for not kicking him out — that’s gotta be the power of childhood friendships. Alexander stood up. Zachary panicked, dropped his glass, and dove to block Alexander’s path, throwing himself onto the couch like some action movie st