Chapter : 847
She felt small against me; soft and trembling.
“I spoke to one of them,” I murmured against her, kissing the top of her head. “They are here for you.”
Her entire body tensed, and she peeked up at me with worried eyes.
“Me?” She asked. “Why? Why would they come here for me?”
“Whoever tipped them off to your location knows exactly where you live,” I told her, holding her even closer to me like I was afraid she would slip from my grasp at any moment.
Her heartbeat kicked faster under my palm.
I pulled her even tighter.
“Don’t be scared. They aren’t getting close to you… I promise you with my life I will not let them touch you,” I told her, running my fingers through her dark strands of hair.
“What about Irene and Matt?” She asked, her heart suddenly skipping a beat. “Are they okay? Did you check on them?”
“They aren’t after them, but yes, I sent Erik to them,” I reassured her. “You have nothing to worry about. Our family is safe.”
She let out a breath, though her body didn’t relax.
I couldn’t blame her for not relaxing, though I wanted her to relax because of the baby inside her belly. She couldn’t handle this kind of stress right now. Inside, the fury was continuing to build rapidly; it was dark and violent as I thought about the hit on my mate.
Someone targeted my pregnant mate. Someone had dared to use rogues to get to her. Someone actually thought they could take her from me. I lowered my mouth to her forehead as I spoke to her.
“I’m going to find out who did this. And when I do, they are not going to walk away.”
She swallowed hard.
“Gavin “
“You’re safe…” I said firmly. “You’re not leaving my sight. Not tonight, not tomorrow, not until I know exactly what we’re dealing with.”
She didn’t argue, which worried me. I looked down at her flushed cheeks, brushing my thumb along her cheek.
“I’ve got you,” I whispered. “No one is taking you from me.”
She let out a breath and stood on her toes to brush her lips across mine.
“I love you,” she whispered against my lips.
I deepened the kiss, brushing my tongue across her bottom lip and sucking it into her mouth. She let out a breathy moan, and the sound went straight to my cock. I knew now wasn’t the time for this, considering there were still some rogues to deal with and a person to find… but having her in my arms like this was
all I really needed and wanted right
now.
I held her tighter in my arms, deepening the kiss even more, needing to be as close
to her as possible.
A knock on the door made me
groan. She smiled against my lips as
I pulled back. Neither of us wanted
person on the other side o
to part, but I already knew the
was Taylor and he was “
door
interrupting me right now, it meant there was something serious he needed to tell me.
I kissed the top of Judy’s head and nuzzled my nose against her.
“I need to get that,” I told her, keeping my tone low so only she could hear me.
She nodded, already knowing. She kissed me briefly before she stepped back. I turned away and went to the door pulling it open to find Taylor standing on the other side. He looked beaten, but I knew the rogues were in worse shape than he was.
“What happened?” I asked.
He glanced over my shoulder at Judy and looked relieved.
“She’s okay,” he said before looking at me. “I checked on Irene and Matt, and they are okay, too. Erik is with them.”
I nodded, relieved to hear that. I was going to check on them next, but I trusted that Erik had it handled already. He wouldn’t let anything happen to them, and I could bet my life on that.
“Good,” I said in return, putting my hand on his shoulder. I could tell there was something more he wanted to say. “What more do you have to say?”
He let out a breath.
“Daisy Baldwin is here…” he said, shocking me. “It seems she’s working with the rogues, and she wants to speak to Judy. Lila is with her.”