Chapter 165:Hidden Agendas

(Aiden's POV) I couldn’t sit. I couldn’t stand still. The tension in Roman’s study was too much. Every second that passed without an update on Hazel felt like an eternity. I paced the length of the room, the soles of my boots scraping softly against the polished wood floor. "She’s reckless, but she’s not dangerous," I muttered for the fifteenth time, trying to convince myself as much as anyone else. My sister might cause trouble, but she didn’t deserve what was coming if Roman and Hunter got overly creative. The study door creaked open smoothly, making me jerk to a halt. Erik Blackwood strode in with his usual calm confidence. Even now, he looked entirely composed, his tailored coat draped perfectly over his shoulders as if the tension in the room didn’t apply to him. He handed his gloves and coat to Jerry, the household servant, with barely a glance. His sharp eyes scanned the room, taking in my pacing, Roman’s stony silence, and the building storm in the atmosphere. "If you keep