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His other hand brushes the hair from my face before he kisses the tip of my nose. I drop my face into his chest and groan. He chuckles at how weak I am.

“What did you do to me?” I ask, more tired than I’ve ever been.

“I fucked you. And I’m going to do it again tomorrow. And the next day. We have a lot of time to make up for,” he says as he washes my body.

“I thought I wasn’t good enough for you,” I tell him the truth, too tired to hold it in any longer.

“I know, sunshine. I’ll make him pay for all of it,” he promises.

“You can’t kill my father,” I weakly protest.

“I can and will kill anyone to protect you,” he says, holding his ground.

“It’s my problem to fix. I think I have a plan,” I’m so delirious now that I feel like I’m not making any sense.

“What plan?” He asks, soothing me with his voice as the warm water falls over us.

My eyes are closed as I lean against his chest. I’m dozing off.

“If I tell you, you’d try to stop me,” I mumble.

“Hm, guess I’ll have to keep an eye on you,” he says, sounding amused.

Chapter fourteen

Declan

Isit in my office cooling down from my workout when my phone vibrates. Zander’s name appears on the Caller ID.

“What’s up?” I answer.

“Got some info on Veronica Panetti.”

“Let’s hear it,” I say, looking at the closed door wondering if my girl is up yet.

“She hasn’t been back to Cordeliers since Nate died.”

“Is she dead?” I ask.

“Nope, but she’s pretty fucking pregnant.”

“The fuck? Did Leah tell you this?” I ask.

“Nope. Haven’t heard from her since you brought her to the warehouse,” he says.

I guess I know what I need to do today.

“Thanks. I’ll see you at the warehouse in a couple of hours,” I tell him and hang up.

Next, I dial Chance. He picks up right before it goes to voicemail.

“I need you with Noel while I handle some things today.”

“Got it." He sounds like I woke him up.

“Put Garrett on your tail. She may try to dip. Let her think she has if she tries, but be ready to intervene if she goes to either of her parents.”

He chuckles. Stalking is his favoriteassignment.

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