Soldier Bodyguard by Lisa Childs

Author:Lisa Childs
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin Romantic Suspense
Published: 2018-10-02T07:00:00+00:00

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Just like Cole had held her and comforted her, Shawna held and comforted Maisy. But unlike Cole, who only held her for a few moments while bringing her back to the house, Shawna held her daughter until she fell asleep again.

Then she tucked her warm little body back into her bed. She wanted to say something to Nikki who sat in a chair nearby, but she didn’t want to risk waking up Maisy again. The poor kid hadn’t had much sleep that wasn’t interrupted either with real monsters or nightmares of them.

So Shawna just nodded at Nikki before she slipped back into the hall. Cole stood outside the door. Why hadn’t he come inside? Hadn’t he wanted to be around his daughter?

Did he not want her to be his daughter? Did he not want to be a father?

“I’m sorry,” Shawna murmured.

His eyes, the same deep blue as their daughter’s, narrowed slightly. “About what?”

She expelled a shaky sigh. There were so many things. “Manny,” she said. “I talked him into bringing me outside for some air.”

“And nearly got you both killed,” Cole finished for her.

She reached for his arm, clutching it. “Is he going to be all right?” How badly had his friend been hurt?

When Cole had carried her back to the house, Manny was no longer on the patio. But blood pooled on the bricks from his wound.

“He regained consciousness before Cooper even got to him. But the boss insisted on taking him for a CT scan.”

Her stomach pitched with nausea at the thought of how seriously the other man might be hurt. As a nurse, she knew how dangerous head wounds were. The risk for subdural bleeding. For swelling on the brain.

“That’s good he’s getting a CT,” she said. Hopefully the attending physician would have him admitted for observation. “I’m glad Cooper took him.”

“He gave him a fight,” another man said. The blond giant, Lars, joined them outside Maisy’s room. “Dane and I had to insist.”

Cole snorted. “Like either of you have the right to talk. Both you stubborn fools have fought getting treatment for concussions.”

Lars’s incredibly broad shoulders rose and fell in a slight shrug. “And we’re both fine. Manny will be, too.”

Cole nodded and released a ragged breath. “Yeah, he’s got a hard head.”

“The hardest,” Lars agreed. It was clear they were comforting each other in that awkward, tough-love way that guys had.

The door to Maisy’s room creaked open and Nikki stepped out. Before Shawna or the other bodyguards could say anything, the petite brunette assured them, “The windows are locked. Nobody can get to her before I go back inside.”

Shawna relaxed slightly. She believed Nikki would keep her daughter safe.

But Cole remained tense. “We’re short Cooper and Manny until they get back,” he said. “We need to stick extra close to Shawna and my...” he drew in a breath, as if bracing himself, before continuing “...daughter.”

Shawna’s heart flipped. He’d claimed her. If something happened to Shawna, Maisy would not be alone. She’d have her father.

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