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Maybe she was sick and that’s why she hadn’t been replying to him.
Or she could be out. She could have a date. His hands clenched into fists
Fuck. She better fucking not be.
He had to bite back a growl.
It was eight-thirty on a Wednesday night.
She had work tomorrow, so she shouldn’t be out late at night.
Regent frowned. Christ. Now he sounded like her father.
He glanced around the neighborhood. It was quiet. Well-established. A dog barked in the distance and he heard laughter in the air.
Where was she?
“Where do you think she is?” Jose asked from the front seat of the car.
“I don’t know. I’ll get out and knock anyway. Perhaps she just doesn’t have any lights turned on?”
Seemed odd, but it was possible.
Jose got out and walked around to open his door. Regent stepped out and glanced around. Was someone watching him from across the street?
Nosy neighbor?
Moving to the front door, he knocked. Then he rang the doorbell.
Why hadn’t he thought to have cameras installed in her house?
Stepping back, Regent looked up at the house. Was that a curtain moving?
Huh.
Was she in there but hiding? Why would she hide from him?
Getting out his phone, he rang her.
It went to voicemail.
So he sent a text message.
Regent:I’m at your place. I’m worried because I’ve barely heard from you. So I’m coming in.
Pushy?Yes. Overbearing? Definitely.
Ask him if he cared.
Spoiler: He did not.
Reaching into his pocket, he drew out the key. He didn’t know the alarm code, so if she really wasn’t home, he was going to make a lot of noise soon. Before he could turn the key in the lock, though, the door opened.
She stared up at him, a towel around her hair. “Regent. Hi. Sorry. I just got out of the shower and saw your message. If you knocked or anything, I didn’t hear it.”
Right.
Somehow, he didn’t believe her.
