Chapter 8
Xavier
“What the hell!?” Whirling around, I kept my body in front of Dori’s to shield her from view as I glared at my personal bodyguard, who glared right back and seemed completely unrepentant about bursting in without permission.
“Is it true?” Valerio demanded, focusing his attention on the fingers clutching my shoulders as Dori grabbed me and tried to burrow into my back to hide herself as well. Then he cursed. “Holy f**k, it’s true, isn’t it?”
Narrowing my eyes, I snarled, “Didn’t I explicitly order you to remain outside?”
Valerio didn’t budge. Skimming his gaze over me, he narrowed his eyes right back before biting out, “Is…it…true?”
“Is what true?” I snapped, still trying to reclaim my normal breath.
Valerio sniffed out a degrading sound and waved his hand toward Dor
