“Seriously?” Roan said, and I couldn’t tell if he was excited or pissed or both.

“Yes. I was going to find you tomorrow. Jorge, too.” Declan was quiet for a second, and I could almost see him thinking through what he was going to say.

“Is there anyone else that would be brought in for questioning because you and your mom went missing? Anyone that you spent more than a few hours with, one-on-one?”

“Not really. They wouldn’t drag in the whole Crew, would they? Or the people from my classes?”

“No,” Declan said. “They’ll question them, but you were in hiding. They won’t hold them accountable.”

“What’s the Crew?” Lorne asked.

“One thing at a time, Lorne,” Declan said. “Anyone you’ve been dating?”

I swallowed down the knot forming in the back of my throat. How many people’s lives was I going to mess up just by being around them? Haden didn’t deserve to be ripped from his life here on Earth. I didn’t love him. I never did. He’d been nice and convenient, and I’d been so unbelievably lonely. I’d just wanted to be normal for a little bit, and he gave that to me. At least for a while.

The idea that Haden could get into trouble didn’t sit right with me. I never should’ve started something with him, no matter how many times he asked me out. “I was dating a guy, but he doesn’t know anything about me. He—”

Roan snorted. “Haden couldn’t crack her, no matter how hard he tried. Poor heartsick guy showed up a couple nights ago trying to figure out how to get—”

“Seriously!” My cheeks grew hot, and I wanted to punch my best friend. “Shut up. What happened between Haden and me isn’t anyone’s business,” I said. “And since he doesn’t know who I am, he should be fine.”

“No. Keep going, Roan. I was enjoying—” Lorne started, but Declan cut him off.

“Let me handle this.” Declan took a breath. “Okay, but this Haden spent one-on-one time with you that can be tracked. Is that right?”

I shrugged, trying to come off as casual, but I felt like I was being interrogated and I didn’t like it. I knew he was just trying to figure out who was in danger, but it still felt weird. “I guess that’s accurate.”

“Okay. I’ll check Haden out. Anyone else?”

“Nah. She didn’t spend much time with anyone. Maité keeps it all locked up tight—” I shoved Roan, but he just laughed and happily kept on spilling about me. “Only people who know anything about her are Jorge and me. She’s always stressed though, so I’ve been trying to get her to hook up with someone. A little one-nighter might help her relax and get rid of that glowing problem.”