63. ~ R I V E R ~

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I watched Xander glaring at something and looked over in the direction.

My eyes widened.

What was he doing here?

“Two million and a hundred thousand.” Someone else bid.

“Three million.” Xander bid, gritting his teeth.

“Five million.” Dave said.

“Ten million.” Xander barked right back.

I gasped and so did so many of the others.

“Xander, that's a bit excessive.” I muttered, leaning closer to him but Xander was busy glaring at Dave, who was smirking back at him. At us.

“Ten million dollars, going once, going twice, and sold to Xander King.” The auctioneer cheered and so did the rest.

“Xander,” I started but he cut me off.

“Does it matter? It's for a good cause anyway.”

I sighed.

I could see that his mood had shifted considerably.

I could sense the currents of fury rippling underneath his skin.

It was like the old Xander King was back. It was as if he would explode at any point right now.

And it was obvious that I was not the only one who felt the shift. I caught Gra