Page 52 of Deceived

Blaze’s eyes are glued to Felix and I’s movements from his spot near the fireplace.

“This family is close to the demon elder. We’ll be doing this without the council’s approval,” Felix explains.

“It’s unsanctioned,” Aksel says.

“Not entirely. We are doing it to find Killian. Which we are assigned to do.” Blaze hasn’t stopped staring at Felix and me.

I shift a little on Felix’s lap from his attention.

“But we would have to explain how our investigation led us to need a weaver and why we didn’t ask the director for one,” Griffyn says.

“Exactly. So, this mission needs to go perfectly. No mistakes. Which means you are staying behind Anna.” Aksel claps his hands like this conversation is over, but it’s far from it.

I open my mouth, but three other voices speak first.

“No.”

“That’s not happening.”

“Nope.”

I look around at the three men who just stood up for me with a smile on my face. “I guess I’m coming.”

“I’m not stopping you to be an asshole. It’s not safe and you’re untrained.”

I point a finger at Aksel. “Listen Akshole, I was serious when I said I wasn’t being left out of another mission. We already tried your approach, now we give mine a shot.”

He clenches his fist while taking several measured breaths before nodding once sharply.

“Great, now that that’s sorted, how are we going about this?” Griffyn asks.

He pushes away from the wall and comes to sit next to us on the couch, pulling my legs into his lap.

Once again, Blaze is staring at us. Does he want me to sit with him now that we are trying things out? We barely touch each other. Being in his arms while we danced was one of the first times.

“We need to establish their patterns so we know when to strike,” Felix says. He picks up a piece of my hair, playing with it.

“Right. We will be doing patrols of their home in shifts of two. Someone will have to be there at all times until we identify a repetitive time they’re gone. Felix, you and I will start tonight so prep. Griffyn and Blaze, you’ll take over in the morning.” Aksel walks out of the room.

I press a quick kiss to Felix’s chin and Griffyn’s cheek before running after Aksel.

“Aksel!”

He stops with one foot on the stairs. He doesn’t turn to face me.

“Can I talk to you for a second?”

His face is hard as stone when he pivots so he’s looking at me, his eyes widening in expectation.

“Why are you keeping this from your boss? You could bring Rion to them and be done with your mission. You could be done with me,” I ask.

I hate asking because I don’t want him to realize he has an opportunity here, but I’m pretty certain he already knows. Aksel doesn’t do anything without thinking it through completely, but he’s risking his job as we keep moving forward.

He sighs. “Does it matter? We aren’t telling the council about Rion so you don’t need to worry about it.”

I grab his arm and his eyes fly to where I’m touching him. I pull my hand back.

“It does matter. I don’t understand why you would be helping me. I can’t trust your motives.”

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