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Pax cocked her head and thought for a second. “No, but it doesn’t surprise me. Our families have known each other forever. He was like a son to my grandfather.”

“It was more than date, babe. They were engaged and weeks away from being married when she called it off to marry Robert.”

Pax felt shock trickle through her at the announcement. Nobody had ever said a word to her. But why would they? She had been a child. “Wow. I had no idea.”

“I’ve asked Decker to look into Clark and Waggs is going to poke into his connection with Albert.”

“Okay, honey, you do what you need to do.” He waggled his eyebrows and she laughed. “Behave yourself for a minute.” She was about to say more when Blake’s phone rang. He stood and walked to the window.

“Hey, Will, how’s it going?”

Pax pointed to the hairdryer and he nodded as he looked out over the garden. Pax couldn’t hear the conversation from her end, but it seemed tense and was over quickly. Shutting off the dryer she looked at him as he dropped the towel and pulled on some dark wash jeans that hugged his sexy butt perfectly. Throwing a white tee over his head and hiding his magnificent chest was only acceptable because even clothed, her man was delicious.

“Everything okay?”

He smiled and nodded. “Yes, I just need to speak to Reid for a minute.” He moved into a crouch in front of her, his hands on her bare thighs. “Why don’t you get ready and we’ll go for dinner—just the two of us.”

The thought of her and Blake on a date was exciting and little butterflies took flight in her belly. “Really? Shouldn’t we be helping?”

“It’s all covered. We can’t do anything until we hear from my police contact about any leads on Sally and Marvin Nixon. Your father’s doctor hasn’t cleared him for us to speak to him yet and I want to hear from him before we talk to your mum.”

“Sounds good.”

She watched Blake leave and instantly started tearing her suitcase apart for the perfect outfit. He hadn’t said where they were going so it needed to be smart-casual to cover all bases. Tagging on a black halter neck jumpsuit which was slashed to mid-thigh on either side, she looked for her nude pumps.

Perfect. Especially with her hair down around her shoulders. This would be her first date with Blake. It was funny to think they had done it backwards, professions of love before the dating, but they were not an average couple.

Her heart jumped as she thought back to the shower when he’d told her he loved her while their bodies were still connected in the most primal way. It had been perfect and allowed her to see the man who had stolen her heart in Monaco just as surely as she had handed hers over to him. She finished getting ready with a smile on her face.

* * *

The call from Will had Blake taking the stairs two at a time looking for Reid. He poked his head into the lounge and saw Tori Reid reading a book. She looked up as he entered and blushed when she saw him watching her. The girl was painfully shy by the looks of things.

“Have you seen Reid?” She frowned and he amended himself. “Kirk?”

“He was in the garage earlier working on his bike.”

“Thanks.”

The girl nodded and dropped her head back into her book.

Blake headed for the garage and found Reid working on a black Harley with a red skull motif on the front. He stepped inside and saw Reid’s head come up. He looked at him cautiously and Blake knew Reid was still pissed about earlier. He didn’t have time to smooth his ruffled feathers now though.

“We need to talk.”

Blake crossed over to him, passing the bike and the selection of tools at his feet, noting the wrench in Reid’s hand.

Reid eyed him before going back to work on his motorcycle. “What about?”

“I think you know what about.” Blake skimmed closer, keeping his eye on the door and Reid.

Anger made his voice gravelly. “I have no fucking clue.”

Blake knew this conversation could go south fast and he had to protect Grace. “Come on, Reid, don’t play games.”

He stood to his full height and faced Blake, anger emanating from him. “Only fucker here playing games is you.”

Blake blew out a breath. He had been glad to get the call from Will but now he wasn’t so sure he should share what he had to. With a deep breath and prayer that Reid wouldn’t react badly with his family in the house he blurted it out. “We have a mole at Eidolon.”