Xander’s POV

I'd always heard the word “distractions”, but I couldn't exactly say I'd experienced it one on one. Or perhaps, I never considered it a distraction when they eventually occurred. I probably saw it as a welcome escape from the task at hand, but right now, this particular distraction in the form of the new help I'd just hired for the mansion wasn't in the least welcome here.

I wanted her to leave. Now. 

A couple more seconds passed, with neither of us ...