Delighted: A Masters and Mercenaries Novella by Lexi Blake

Author:Lexi Blake [Blake, Lexi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romantic suspense, Lexi Blake, Masters and Mercenaries, 1001 Dark Nights
Publisher: 1001 Dark Nights Press
Published: 2022-06-06T23:00:00+00:00

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“Get back to my place and wait there.” Boomer stepped in front of Daphne, who’d already placed herself in front of Lou. They moved into their roles with ease.

“Are you going in?” Daphne reached for his hand. “I don’t think you should. What if someone is still inside? I think you should come with us and we can wait for the police there.”

He wasn’t going anywhere. “We don’t know if they’re still inside. Baby, please. I know what I’m doing. I’m going to call the police. You and Lou go and wait. It’s highly likely that this happened earlier today and no one’s inside, but I can’t be sure. This is what I do for a living.”

Daphne’s eyes had filled with tears, and he could practically feel the worry coming off her. “I don’t want you to get hurt.”

The deep concern he saw in her eyes warmed him. He felt for her, and now he knew she felt for him, too. It was a damn good feeling. How long had it been since a woman looked at him the way Daphne was? He’d had friends, and he’d been in romantic relationships, but those now seemed shallow compared to what he was already building with Daphne. They couldn’t wade in. They had to jump into the deep end and be serious because Lou was involved, too.

“I won’t.” That might be the first lie he’d told her. He usually did get hurt. He was kind of a magnet for it. Somehow he was always the one who ended up getting smacked with a chair or hit with an arrow. He did not have the best of luck in the field, but he needed to do something. However, he was pretty sure about this. “I don’t think anyone’s in there because the dogs didn’t lose their shit, and you know they bark anytime someone walks by the door.”

To get to Daphne’s apartment, one had to walk by Boomer’s. There were only four units on this floor, and Daphne’s was the one farthest from the elevator. Even if they’d come up the stairs, they would have walked by his place and the dogs would have let him know.

“They haven’t barked like that, and I was there since we got back at five thirty,” Lou confirmed. “Boomer’s right. There’s no way anyone gets by Puddles. He hates everyone but us.”

Puddles was scared of everyone, but his fear came out as loud barking and the occasional bladder bomb. He was an excellent early warning signal.

Daphne nodded, and her shoulders relaxed. “Okay. You’re right. The dogs are practically their own security system.”

“Yeah. You’re getting one of those in the morning. A security system, that is.” He pulled his cell and keys out of his pocket and nodded back toward his condo, handing Daphne the keys. “Go and settle into the guest bedroom. You two are sleeping at my place tonight. I’ll handle this.”

“I should talk to the police,” Daphne offered. “But I’ll put Lou to bed and I’ll wait until you tell me it’s okay to come down here.

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