Little Girl by KL Donn

Author:KL Donn [Donn, KL]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: KL Writes
Published: 2023-10-24T16:00:00+00:00

EIGHT

Noble

“No, sir.” Digging my finger into my temple to temper the oncoming headache, I listen to Titan’s concerns for his daughter and how we essentially kidnapped her. “We thought it best to get her away from the city.”

“Without telling me!” He shouts so loud that Duke raises a brow as he enters the informal kitchen where I’m leaning over the island counter, waiting for the coffee to finish brewing. “Who the hell said you could just run away with her?”

“You’re paying us to protect her. We’re doing so to the best of our ability. Some of that means keeping her off the radar.” I explain our motive again, but he doesn’t want to hear it, so I continue on. “You have someone in your inner circle leveling these threats. We’re working to figure it out.”

That gives him pause. While the man doesn’t trust many, I don’t think he thought about someone close to him betraying him, either. “Who?”

Putting the call on speaker so Duke can listen in, I reply, “I’d rather not raise suspicion until we’re certain.”

“Who!” he barks, not wanting to be left in the dark.

“Who do you think?” Duke mouths off. Even the most oblivious man would have their suspicions.

“It can’t be.” Right on the money. “They wouldn’t dare.”

“They would.” I’m unsure if his thoughts align with ours, but he needs to understand that anyone can betray you.

“What would you have me do then?” He sounds resigned.

“Trust us to do what you hired us to do,” I state plainly.

He scoffs. “If the people I’ve trusted most would betray me, why should I believe you all won’t?” It’s a fair enough question, but my back bristles anyway.

“Because no one cares more about your daughter than we do.” That’s putting it bluntly; let him read between the lines.

“What is that supposed to mean?” His growl is loud enough to shake the windows.

Lorde is the one who answers as he enters the room. “It means we’re going to ensure she’s safe from anyone who poses a threat to her. Whether physical or emotional, Sol will be protected on all fronts.”

“Let me talk to my daughter,” Titan demands.

“She’s sleeping,” Lorde tells him. “She needs her rest because she’s been stressed and scared beyond reason.”

“I want her calling me as soon as she’s awake.” With that demand, the line goes dead as he ends the call.

“How’s she doing?” I look to Lorde.

A sly grin spreads over his face. “In a warm bath, soaking. She won’t admit it, but she’s sore. I do believe she enjoys it, though, because she tried to convince me to spread her nice and wide before I forced her into the bath.”

Nodding, I’m not surprised. It seems that from the moment we found her in the park, Sol has been trying to get under our skin, and it’s worked. But it’s more than that. I could tell from the first time our eyes met that she was enamored. There was no question she felt desire for each of us, but I don’t think she knew what it was at that time.

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