Page 6 of Her Hero Daddy

“This is not an option, Haylee. I’m coming. End of story. Ally will text you a picture of me so you’ll recognize me in the morning,” Kane said, more gruffly than he meant.

He wasn’t going to argue with her on this. He was driving her whether she liked it or not. It was not safe for her to be out there driving alone, injured, and scared. Not on his watch.

She’s not under your watch, idiot. You don’t even know her.

A sigh on the other end of the phone brought his attention back. “Uh… okay.”

“Don’t worry, Haylee. Kane is super nice, even though he sounds really grumpy. He’s a good guy,” Ally said.

He glared down at her, and she stuck her tongue out. Brat. Luke looked amused as he watched their interaction. Kane was getting used to Ally’s sassiness. From what Luke had told him, she’d been a spitfire from day one. He also knew Luke loved her bratting. It gave him more opportunities to spank her little butt. Kane envied his friend’s relationship. It was everything he’d always wanted but had never found.

“Luke booked you a room at a Hilton in Fresno. Ally will send you the address to put into your GPS, along with my picture. Did you get gas?”

“Yes.”

“Good girl. By my estimation, you should reach the Hilton in about an hour and a half. Are you okay to drive that long?”

“Yes. I’m okay,” she answered softly.

Kane could hear the exhaustion in her voice, and he ached to be there to help her. She needed to be taken care of, not have to be taking care of herself. The anger rose again, and he clenched his jaw to the point of pain.

“Haylee, I’m going to get your phone number from Ally so I can get in touch with you. I’m also going to have her text you my phone number. If you need anything at all between now and the time I get to the hotel, you call me. Understood?” Kane asked, making sure his tone was softer this time.

“Okay,” she whispered.

“That’s a good girl.”

They ended the call, and Ally sent the hotel information and Kane’s cell phone number and his picture to Haylee.

“Ally, I want you to let me know every time you hear from Haylee. Can you do that for me?” he asked gently.

She nodded, biting her bottom lip.

He smiled down at her. “Thank you, little one. Okay, I gotta get going. Luke, can you take Ally out tomorrow and pick up some clothes and toiletries for Haylee? Here’s my credit card. Get her anything and everything she might want or need. She probably needs clothes that are as comfortable as possible right now since she’s hurt, okay, Ally?”

Ally looked up at Luke, and he nodded. “For sure. We will take care of it. We will drop everything off at your house and set it up in the apartment for her.”

“Ally, do you have any clothes I can take with me that would fit Haylee? I want her to have a clean set of clothes in the morning.”

She nodded, getting up from the couch. “Yeah. She’s the same size as I am. I’ll go get some stuff.”

After Ally returned with a pair of leggings, a shirt, a hoodie, a pair of cotton panties, and some socks, Kane reached out and pulled her into a hug.

“Thank you, sweet girl. I’ll overlook you sticking your tongue out at me earlier.”

She giggled, and he was glad she knew he was teasing her. Sometimes he didn’t know what she thought of him. He wasn’t exactly the warmest person in the world. But then again, she was with Luke, and he was almost as gruff as Kane at times.

“Walk out with me?” he asked Luke.

Luke nodded and followed him out to the driveway.

“We need this motherfucker found and put in jail. He’s obviously violent. And if I find him first, I’m going to be in prison for murder.”

Luke knew his temper. He knew what got under his skin. It was one of the reasons why they had worked so well together in Seattle. Kane trusted Luke with his life, and in return, he would protect Luke with his own. It was also a plus that they were both Daddies and believed in protecting any and all Littles.

“Don’t scare her too much, Kane. You intimidate the crap out of Ally. Can you only imagine how scared Haylee already is?”

He snorted. “You know damn well I wouldn’t hurt a hair on Ally’s precious little head or her friend’s.”

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