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They don’t have Ryan.
“Not exactly,” Felix says softly.
I raise an eyebrow. “What does that mean?”
Griffyn looks away, guilty.
“Ryan was here.” Felix’s voice is hesitant. “And he got away.”
“What?” I shout, grabbing the front of Felix’s shirt.
He stares at me with the guiltiest eyes.
“I’m sorry. We are sorry. He escaped.”
I don’t want to take my anger out on him. He cares about me.
I release him, stomping into the house to find the other two.
They’re examining a room, but both turn when they hear my thundering footsteps.
“You let him escape?” My voice barely contained rage.
Blaze doesn’t say anything, but I’m not expecting him to. Aksel has the fucking nerve to turn away from me and go back to inspecting the space.
I move towards him, punching him straight in the gut. He slightly bends at the waist but still barely reacts.
“Why are you punching me?” He grits out.
“Because you didn’t want me here, and now Ryan is GONE! Who better to help you capture a vampire than another vampire? I don’t know why you hate me, but I blame you for this!” I’m shouting.
A very small part of me knows this isn’t fair. The others wanted me safe. That’s why they kept me behind, but I need someone to blame, and Akshole is it.
He rises to his full height, shadowing over me. “And what happens when you catch up to him, and you’re injured or, worse, killed? When you leave Felix with a dead mate! This was the right call. Go throw a hissy fit about it somewhere else and leave me to do my job.”
I want to punch him again. I’m about to when someone wraps their arms around me from behind. The buttered popcorn scent is a dead giveaway that it’s Felix. He nuzzles into my neck.
He’s seeking comfort because Aksel just put the image of me dead in his head.
Blaze steps between Aksel and me. He is staring him down with his arms crossed. “Take a walk and cool the fuck off. Stay away from her until you do.”
He’s defending me to Aksel?
I turn around in Felix’s arms, letting him take comfort from me. And maybe, I’m getting some from him too. Griffyn is standing close to all of us, just hovering.
I take deep breaths and calm down some. I over reacted. I can admit it. But I hate Ryan so much, and I was close to getting my revenge. I’m shocked to realize, I trusted them. I let myself believe they could do this and stayed behind. I know better than to trust men I barely know.
This doesn’t mean I’m leaving them behind. I still need them, but I can’t trust them.
I don’t think they did it on purpose, but I can’t be left behind again.
“Have you already combed through the place?” I ask, extracting myself from Felix’s grip.
He reluctantly lets me go.
“We just started. I texted you as soon as we were sure Ryan got away,” Felix says.
I nod, appreciating that.
