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“Did you check the gym? He spends most of his time down there,” Aksel asks.
I nod. “Yes, this was the last room for me to check. He isn’t here.”
Everyone stands up and helps me look for him. It would be so strange for Blaze to miss our date. I’m scared that something happened to him.
“He isn’t here,” Aksel confirms as they all come back to the room.
Felix wraps his arms around me from behind. “Relax. Blaze is a trained agent and a beast of a man. He can take care of himself. He wouldn’t want you worried about him.”
“What if it was the stalker?” I ask.
“Let’s check the tapes then,” Griffyn suggests.
Aksel grabs his laptop and starts pulling the tapes up.
When I watch, Blaze leaves of his own free will and nothing happens to him. It feels more like I’m spying on him than checking on him.
“I guess he’s okay then,” I say.
Hurt blooms in my chest. Did he forget about our date? It seemed important to him but it doesn’t feel like it anymore.
How many times am I going to let him hurt me?
The four of them gather around me in the living room and we put something on TV to pass the time. They all keep a smile on their face but tension grows in the room the longer it takes for Blaze to show up.
“Maybe we need to go look for him. Just because he was fine when he left doesn’t mean something didn’t happen to him once he was out in the world,” I say standing up and moving towards the door.
Aksel’s phone pings, drawing everyone’s attention.
“Is it Blaze?” I ask when he frowns down at his phone.
“He’s okay. He will be back soon.” I open my mouth but he cuts me off before I can ask for more details. “That’s all I know, Willson. I’m sorry.”
The guy’s agitation grows with mine the longer we sit there waiting. I’m not paying any attention to what’s on the TV or the conversations around me.
As I sit there, my mind runs in every direction. He better have an explanation for blowing me off like this. It’s been hours since we were supposed to leave and he didn’t even text me. Blaze texted Aksel instead of me.
When I hear the front door open, I’m on my feet before I think about it but don’t move a step further. My heels are glued to the carpet.
Aksel stands up and moves in front of me and slightly to the side.
Blaze steps into the room with an emotionless face and closed off body language. “Anna, can I talk to you?”
“Where have you been, Blaze?” Aksel asks.
Blaze crosses his arms. “None of your business Aksel. I want to talk to Anna.”
“It’s my business when your actions hurt Anna. She went looking for you all over this house and we were all shocked you would miss your date. So give us a damn good explanation so we can stop hating you for hurting our mate.”
I set my hand on Aksel’s arm. “Aksel-”
“No, Anna. Let us stand up for you. He needs to explain,” Felix says, more serious than usual.
I look around and Felix, Aksel, Griffyn, and Rion are all glaring at Blaze.
“This isn’t an interrogation. I know Blaze has a good explanation. Go ahead Blaze,” I say.
Blaze swallows and looks around at all of us.
