Blaze’s POV
Morgan answered on the third ring.
“What?”
Not hello.
Not how's it going?
Just what?
That told me he knew I wouldn't be calling him in the middle of a mission unless something mattered.
I walked farther away from the others.
Pike and Mendoza were still inside the bar with Edge, Train, Chain, Domingo and his men.
“Where's Ava?”
A pause.
“With Tootsie and Gage.”
“Where?”
“Lodging. Why?”
“Is she safe?”
Another pause.
Longer this time.
“Blaze.”
“Answer me.”
“Yes. She's safe.”
I closed my eyes for half a second.
“Have you noticed anything?”
“Define anything.”
“Vehicles you don't recognize.
"Somebody asking questions.
"Somebody watching the team. Anything outside what you'd expect.”
His voice changed.
The medic disappeared.
Security took over.
“What hap
