TEMPER 2

Xander’s POV

After all the drama that led to the death of Kendrick’s son, I managed to take some photos of his dead body before Jake left with his corpse. I was planning to steal the gun too, so I would have strong evidence against her. I was just waiting for her to make a mistake, I didn’t know she would make a mistake so soon, and I have barely spent a day here. I was lying on the bed in the room she gave me. she hadn’t left her room since the incident. I didn’t know if she was crying or if she was still grieving for her father. I pinched my pillow to make it perfect and rested my head on it before going to sleep.

By the time I woke up, it was already dusk. I strolled out of my room and stopped to stare at the door of her room before descending the stairs. The house was sparkling clean, the maids had finished doing their jobs. When I heard footsteps, I turned around to see Ashley walking down the stairs in a killer outfit—a short leather gown that stopped at her thigh—and it was sh