AXEL
The second I sat down beside her, she didn’t turn her head. She just kept her eyes on the stage, where the male strippers were dancing like they had nothing else to do in life.
But her voice came out flat, almost bored. “I’ve made it easy for you to find me, Axel. Now, what are you going to do for me in return?”
I frowned, turning my body slightly toward her. “You knew I was coming?”
“Of course,” she replied, still not looking at me. “You’ve been searching for me for days now. I figured it was time to let you catch up.”
I leaned back, confused for a moment. “Why?”
She chuckled lightly. “Because the girl you’re trying to save is more important than you think.”
That made me pause. My fingers curled into fists on my lap. “What do you mean?”
She finally turned to me. Her green ey
