Chapter 381 Is Charles Seeing Someone Else?

Caden was starting to get irritated. "These scam calls are getting out of hand."

He hung up again, flagged the number as spam, and blocked it..

Meanwhile, Zev had gone into the kitchen to cook. treated him like one.

nically, he was a guest, but Caden never really

"Where the heck is Charles?" Zev asked as he stirred the last dish. Dinner was practically ready, but Charles still hadn't shown up.

"Hey, your cooking's getting better," Caden said, oblivious to anything being wrong as he swaggered over to taste Zev's cooking.

He had to admit-it was actually really good.

"You think you can get a wife if you can't cook?" Zev teased with a raised brow.

"So I should probably learn too?" Caden grinned, suddenly interested. "Come on, teach me!"

"You?" Zev looked him up and down. "Don't bother. You're never getting married. Might as well find yourself a husband."

Caden's face darkened. "Nothing good ever comes out of your mouth."

Kelly walked in carrying a dish and led the twins off to wash their hands. Still no sign of Charles. No phone call either.

"What's going on with Charles?" Caden finally sensed something off. He called Charles, but there was no

answer.

His chest tightened, and he instinctively looked at Zev. "Wait, what if that call wasn't a scam? That that he had my man."

guy

said

Zev froze, then quickly snatched Caden's phone. "Seriously, you're... ?” He dug through the blocked numbers and called it back.

No one picked up.

dialing over and

don't think something

In their line of work, danger was constant. It was possible for something to happen

classic scam," he said, trying to calm Caden down. "If it were real, they'd

eased with Zev's

toward the door. But then he stopped, turning back with a conflicted look. "You and Charles... Are you

As a brother, he didn't

he did. His job was dangerous. There were

their time in Solmaris, Zev harbored a profound love for Kelly, yet he never ventured to reveal it. All

safer.

mission? What

hadn't come back to find Kelly abandoned and alone-maybe he would've kept hiding in the shadows

Never interrupting her life.

sure what he felt for Charles. But now? If Charles was really in danger, he felt like he'd lose his mind. "Sidney would never approve of you two," Zev said quietly before he left. "If this isn't

sat by the table and said nothing. He clearly wasn't in the mood to eat. His mind was with Charles. As soon as Zev stepped out, he called Gary to tell him

No answer.

the scenes. It was nearly impossible to get through

no choice, Zev tapped into his old contacts and reached up the

of it," said the

him to stay out of it

was left speechless. What did they mean he

has nothing to do with you. Don't get involved. You've got a wife and kids. Stop asking questions." The commanding officer tore

He just gave a bitter

they all knew what was at

time. Every officer watching over him had been holding their breath, praying he'd make it out alive. When he finally

treated him like their

Zev had grown up right under

a word," Zev said quietly "Is he okay or not? I won't ask

Seeing Someone Else?

"He's fine. Actually, he did pretty well. Got some

out a long breath, his shoulders finally relaxing. He ended the

as Charles was alive,

for a moment

his feet the second he stepped inside and

him?"

said he'll be back later and told us to

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