Chapter 150

Xander Lewis didn’t answer right away. He stayed quiet for a bit, like he was picking his words carefully. When he finally spoke, his voice was cold. “Four years ago, I saved your life twice. I’m asking you to let her go, for my sake.” He was never one to cash in on favors, and now he was actually bringing that up—to protect Cindy Clark. That made the pressure in my chest worse. I widened my eyes and asked, “She was willing to hurt her own kid. People like that are dangerous. Aren’t you worried she’ll turn on you someday?” “At least she hasn’t hurt me—yet.” He brushed the hair off my face, the move gentle and oddly comforting. “Lena Carter deserved jail time. Cindy just helped speed things up.” I didn’t move away, just stared into his eyes. “But what if she framed me instead of Lena? Would you still throw old favors in my face and make me take the fall for her?” He clearly hadn’t seen that coming, but when he answered, his tone didn’t waver, and his gaze stayed locked on mine. “If she