That was a good question.

Honestly, I wanted to hear him say it, too.

Even though I knew he was Hayden, even though I was sure down to my core, 1 still longed for him to admit it out loud. Just one word from him would change everything Xander glanced at me, his eyes locking onto mine for a beat before he replied to Cole. “I’m just myself. You should already have all the answers about my identity, shouldn’t you? Cole chuckled, twice. “Well, good luck with that.”

Then the line went dead.

Xander went right back to his breakfast like nothing had happened. Meanwhile, I could barely touch mine.

“Why aren’t you eating? It’s going to get cold,” he said casually, like the phone call hadn’t just thrown a massive warning in his face.

“Cole was warning you,” I said, my chest tightening. “He’s trying to tell you you’re in trouble.”