Keeping Quinn: The Next Generation by Edwards Riley

Author:Edwards, Riley
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Rebels Romance
Published: 2020-01-27T16:00:00+00:00

18

“How is she?” Jasper asked later that night after I got Quinn settled and I called him.

I glanced at the bedroom door even though it was closed and thought about Quinn and our evening. She was a mess, jumpy as hell, and had spent a good amount of time trying to pull away from me.

Her earlier words still left a bitter sting, and for the first time in my life something that felt a lot like regret and shame burned my gut. I never should’ve given her space and if I hadn’t been such a damn pussy she wouldn’t be curled into a tight ball in her bed after crying herself to sleep. At least she’d allowed me to hold her through her tears, but not even that made me feel better.

“Did you know she’s having nightmares?”

“Fuck,” Jasper muttered. “I suspected she was, but she never confirmed.”

“She says every time she closes her eyes she sees it—everything that happened. Though what really scares her is that the dickhead saw her.”

“Detective Henderson called. They picked someone up and he wants to arrange a time in the morning for her to come in for a lineup. Hopefully after he’s put in a cage, some of her worries will ease.”

I felt no relief hearing about the asshole being arrested. Not a single ounce. In some ways Quinn ID-ing the man would put her in more danger. The asshole was a gangbanger, his buddies would do what they could to silence her before the trial, and after, they’d be out for retaliation. In no way did an arrest make Quinn safe.

“Jasper—”

“You don’t have to say it,” he growled and I knew he was feeling this—all of it—his daughter wasn’t safe and right now he was powerless to make her so. “We’ve already thought about it. Jason, Nick, and Ethan are calling in every marker, pushing the gang task force to take down the crew. It’s small in numbers, but they’re trying to push for more territory, which means they’ve made a lot of enemies.”

“What time do you need us in the morning?”

“I’ll meet you at the station at nine,” he returned. “Did you get your schedule worked out?”

“Yeah, Cap gave me a week off. Before I go back, we’ll revaluate where Quinn’s at.”

There was a stretch of silence and I knew Jasper had something on his mind, but as much as I wanted to give him time, I needed to finish this conversation.

“Don’t mean to rush you, Jasper, but I left my woman in her bed after she shook in my arms for damn near two hours. I don’t want her waking up alone. I need to get back to her.”

“This is goddamn hard,” he said and I didn’t miss the apprehension in his tone.

“I can imagine.”

“No. You can’t imagine and you won’t know the burden until you’re the father of a precocious, beautiful daughter. Out of all my girls, Quinn is the most independent. Always wanted to go her own way. She could never settle because she wanted to experience everything.

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