Page 110 of Her Daddies' Everything

Jenner drew her close, wrapping his arm around her and drawing her scent into his lungs. God, it felt like he hadn’t been this close to her in so long.

He’d been working so hard to make sure they were secure, but he was starting to wonder if it was worth it.

Not when it meant he barely got to see her.

Everything he did was for his girl.

Even if she didn’t know it.

Even if she could never fully be his. But became someone else’s.

That was a bitter pill to swallow.

Grabbing the soft blanket she had over herself, he drew it over his legs.

“Tell me what’s going on, baby,” he murmured.

Immy would always be his baby. No matter what.

God, he loved her. He loved her with everything he was. But he couldn’t trust himself with Immy.

“I was looking for a spell that might show who the new Deity is.”

Jenner stiffened. Shit. He’d thought that he’d managed to allay most of her fears. But he should have known.

Fear like that didn’t just disappear.

The Deity had been the bogeyman in their lives for a long time. Unfortunately, that had continued even after he’d died.

Sometimes it felt like he always would be.

“We’re gonna keep you safe, Immy. No one will touch you.”

She shifted around so her legs were bent up against her chest and stared at him incredulously. “I’m not worried about me!”

Of course she wasn’t.

His girl would put the world before herself.

“I’m worried about Maeve. What if someone else comes after her? Or Cat? Or what about one of you? You’re all so focused on protecting us, what about if one of these guys comes after you?”

“First of all, both Cat and Maeve are well-protected.”

He knew that Sampson would prefer that they were all under one roof so that he could protect them. But Jenner thought it was better this way. Gray wouldn’t let anything else happen to Maeve. And Alejandro had Cat protected. Cat was a wildcard. No way they could keep her safe here.

Immy had always been more cautious. She would listen to their orders.

Mostly.

Sometimes it seemed that all he did was worry about her.

Day and night.

His thoughts were constantly filled with his girl.

“And we’re going to keep you safe. And ourselves. You’re safe here. In the house.” Isaiah had bumped up their security.

“I can’t stay in the house all the time.”

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