Chapter 86

Rowan didn’t retreat. “You’re flattering me.”

“Yes. But it’s not a lie.”

“What if I asked you to get out of here with me so we could go somewhere quieter?”

God, it’s like watching the blind lead the blind.Alec would be hard pressed deciding which one was more transparent.

Rowan’s question was so blunt, Zander laughed. When he saw Rowan wasn’t, he stopped and stared, wide-eyed. “Oh, my God, you’re not kidding.”

Rowan sat back, his jaw tense. “Is it that funny?”

“No, no, but, seriously, we just met. You really think I’m stupid enough to walk out of here with a perfect stranger?”

They needed a new plan now. Rowan had blown it. In his head, Alec began tracking the route between here and Zander’s apartment to figure out where it would be best to kidnap him.

“You have a phone on you?” Rowan said.

Zander frowned. “Yeah, why?”