61- Lana's Lead

DAX’S POV

After arguing about whose fault, it was that Lana decided to leave, I roared the engine to life and drove back to Highwaters. The ride home was quiet and there was a thick tension in the air. It was dark and we had a stranger at the back seat that Xavier hadn’t introduced to me yet. There was no telling if this new friend of his could turn and stab us in the back.

“What’s his name?” I decided to ask.

“His name is Rico and he’s my old friend,” Xavier answered while he looked away from me.

“Are you mad because of Sasha?”

“You should have killed the bitch!” He snapped.

“Why is killing your first instinct solution?”

“Because at least half the problems get solved, Dax! The article and the video wouldn’t have been released on the internet if she was dead!”

“Enough, Xavier!” I stopped the car in the middle of the road. “Killing is not a solution, and I wouldn’t have killed Sasha to prove a point!”

“You should have,” he answered.

I rolled my eyes and started driving again. After an