Page 60 of Blake

Chapter Twenty-Six

As they drove to the hospital the next morning to see her father and try and get some answers from him, Pax kept sneaking glances at Blake. Seeing him take care of those five men on his own as if they were no more than flies to be swatted was something else. She had known he was skilled but had no idea he was that highly trained.

He had been like a machine, an action hero like she had seen in movies not the sweet, cheeky man she loved. It had been hot as hell and the sex after had her blushing as she remembered practically climbing him as he tried to get them upstairs without waking anyone.

Blake was an enigma in some ways. To look at him no one would ever know he could do the things he could, but she should have guessed Jack and Eidolon did not just take on men who were trained, they took on men who were exceptional at what they did. Each man had a skill set that was second to none and Blake’s was close protection and protect he had—not even breaking a sweat or breathing hard.

He glanced across at her as she sighed in contentment. “Everything all right?”

Pax nodded as she smiled. “Just reliving last night. I still can’t believe you took out five men like that.”

Blake shrugged as if it was nothing and maybe to him it wasn’t. “Just sorry it messed up our first date.”

“Are you kidding? That was the best date ever.”

Blake snorted. “I’m beginning to think you have a bloodthirsty streak.”

“Yeah, maybe. Nothing like watching your man fight to the death protecting you to get the juices flowing,” she teased back.

“It wasn’t exactly to the death, Grace.”

“Hush, you’re spoiling it,” she said making a silence motion with her hand but the smile on her face gave her away and made him shake his head on a laugh.

“Right, woman, back to business. We need to find out if your father has any idea where Clark Baker might be. The prints from the Nixons are his and from what I can get from chatter Will is collecting, and what our guys have seen, he’s in the wind.”

Pax glanced at him. “When did you hear that?”

“Will sent me the results through a few minutes ago.”

“I’m not sure Dad will be much help,” she replied sobering at the thought Clark was out there, and they had no idea where.

The rest of the drive was quiet, and they pulled into the hospital car park before taking the elevator to the fifth floor where her father was now recovering well. They approached the room and saw Eddie seated outside.

“Hey, Eddie,” she greeted him with a smile.

Pete and Eddie had always been kind and loyal. When Blake had called Pete earlier with news of Clark being a suspect and unreachable, he had immediately agreed to make sure Henrietta and Robert were covered at all times.

Her grandfather had not been so easily convinced and dismissed the idea until she asked him to be careful for her sake. Not able to resist his granddaughter’s pleas, he had agreed to have his security team look into things.

“Hey, Miss Grace,” he said and nodded at Blake.

“He awake?” she asked motioning to her father’s room as sudden butterflies took flight in her tummy. She hadn’t spoken to him since the argument at his place and things had been said that couldn’t be taken back. He’d still been unconscious when she’d seen him just after his surgery.

“I’ll say. He’s chomping at the bit to get home already.”

Pax let a laugh escape at the idea of her dad driving the staff crazy. Opening the door she saw him propped up in bed. A giant grin lit his face at the sight of her and she had to fight the urge to run to him as she had when she was a girl. Blake at her back kept her grounded as she noticed the monitors.

“Gracie,” he exclaimed with a welcoming smile.

She moved to stand beside the bed, and he reached for her hand. She let him take it and tried not to let tears show. “How do you feel?”

“Like I got charged by a bull elephant but other than that good.” His face had some colour, but he still looked weaker than she could ever remember seeing him.

“Do feel up to answering some questions?”

He looked at her with sadness. “Of course. I’ll do whatever I can to help.”

She and Blake took a seat beside him.