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2024-10-29 19:42:56...Xavier POV...
I was absolutely restless. I couldn't stop pacing. I so badly wanted to jump in my car and chase after her, but I knew it was futile. When Lexi was like this, it was as if she was someone completely else. She reminded me of Catherine when she was like this. She could go from being nice and gentle to ruthless and cutthroat in the blink of an eye. She normally acted this way if she felt we were in danger. Which makes me grow even more on edge.
I run back to the security room.
"There's something we must've missed. Lexi clearly figured it out for her to act that way." I explain.
"But wasn't she unhappy because we didn't find anything?" Kevin asks.
"Lexi doesn't do that. She does however push people away when she believes they could be in danger." Blake responds for me.
I look at him, our eyes meeting. We share a look, a knowing look that we've somehow missed something. Blake nods his head, then goes in search of the paper
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