When I heard him say that, I had a different thought.

Just now Big Man told me that "your face is a weapon," and so on. I still take it as a whisper, but when he mentioned Alpha Xavier, I suddenly thought...

I thought...

I thought Lyle had a crush on Xavier, right?

I will not always be stupid. I could see how Lyle reacted to Xavier that day. He definitely didn't admire Xavier, but he fancied Xavier.

Although ...