His question was blunt.
He made no effort to hide it from Zoe Pierce.
It wasn't just Aaron Xavier who noticed Nathan Lockwood's strange behavior—who could miss it? He would suddenly climb into his Mecha in the middle of the night, only to get out again ten-some minutes later.
It didn't happen often, but anyone paying close attention to the timing would realize that Nathan Lockwood was hiding in his Mecha at the same time nearly every day.
It was just that sometimes this coincided with a battle, and other times with a rest period.
The only person this schedule lined up with was Zoe Pierce.
Chase Shaw had just noticed it. The way Zoe Pierce looked at Nathan Lockwood now was no longer helpless or even indifferent, as it had been before.
She was far more responsive now.
Although on the surface, nothing had changed between the two of them, Chase Shaw was already starting to panic.
He desperately wanted Zoe Pierce to notice him, to truly see him.
A silence fell over the group.
