Chapter 103Lily's POV
"You have two minutes and seven seconds," Joe said coldly, "to explain how and why. Convince me, or I'll have your head on the floor before the sand in the hourglass runs out."
The silence after Joe said those words was suffocating.
Xavier swallowed, but then, he lifted his chin. "Then I'll use every second. Because if I don't speak now, you'll lead us into slaughter."
Joe raised a brow clearly amused. "Slaughter?"
"Yes," Xavier said firmly. "Ivan's plan, it's a trap. He's sending us straight into the wolf's jaws. His numbers are wrong. His maps are wrong. Or maybe he's making them wrong on purpose."
Joe's lips curved in a humorless devilish smile. "So now you're accusing him not only of being wrong, but of being a traitor."
"If the shoe fits."
Joe barked out a laugh, sharp as a blade. I flinched a little bit. "You've grown bold, pup."
"Two minutes, you said. I'll take every one.". Xavier said to Joe, standing tall
