Total pages in book: 77
Estimated words: 72647 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 363(@200wpm)___ 291(@250wpm)___ 242(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 72647 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 363(@200wpm)___ 291(@250wpm)___ 242(@300wpm)
Chapter Twelve
“Hey, Uncle Li, I just wanted to…” Lucas began.
Nate stepped back, wanting to watch how this scene played out.
“You wanted to what, Lucas? Do you think I don’t have ears? What is your mother going to say when I tell her you wanted to defile my precious angel?”
It felt so good to have Li O’Donnell’s outrage directed at someone else.
Lucas sighed. “She’ll probably direct you to group therapy. My mom is very sarcastic. She’ll give you a lecture on how defiling is my favorite activity.”
When they’d shown up ten minutes before, his gut had tightened as he’d watch Li punch in the security code and let himself in through the front door. He’d watched as the man had avoided the kids’ area. He’d known exactly where he was going. The security office, where Nate had settled in for the night. Only the addition of his father had made Nate think Li wasn’t on an assassination run.
Liam had made his way to the office and then given Nate a rundown on what had happened in El Salvador.
It might take a few days, but Liam was absolutely certain someone from a rival cartel would handle the problem. He’d explained the work hadn’t been rough. A little misinformation here and there and voila, Li O’Donnell had two rival cartels taking each other out. He was a perfectly ruthless bastard, and Nate approved.
Just a few more days and Daisy should be safe enough to be out and about in public, and what was Nate planning on doing about that?
His father had sighed and said something about Nate being young and he and Daisy just starting to date and Nate had been honest.
“Marry her as soon as she says yes,” he’d explained.
Then real trouble had shown up. Before Li had been able to reply to his declaration of intent, those three lotharios had been invading and trying to take his honey. He’d known the minute those three had shown up Aidan had talked to the Doms and likely been an asshole who told them she was now on the market for a Dom.
Of course he’d heard the twins had been told what was happening and they’d unleashed a wrathful Lou on Aidan’s ass. Aidan was being bombarded with emails about male enhancement drugs. It was a minor revenge, but then Aidan had been following his father’s wishes.
This felt like malicious compliance at its finest.
The good news? He’d heard his girl explaining all the reasons she had no interest in any of these pretty, rich boys.
Gabriel Lodge was heir to a billionaire. Lucas’s parents ran a restaurant empire. Hunter’s folks were part owners of McKay-Taggart.
He was nothing but a soldier with a busted-up truck and barely a room of his own, but his Daisy didn’t care.
He was so fucking in love with her.
“I think they understand now, Liam.” Nate was perfectly calm since he knew where his Daisy’s affections went. He also thought once he had a collar around her throat all the horny arseholes would back off. Well, the Doms would. He got the feeling he would have to explain to more than one besotted idiot that Daisy belonged to him.
And he belonged to her, and he’d figured out his place in the world. By her side.
“You truly marrying my girl?” Liam asked.
“As soon as she says yes,” Nate replied.
His father put a hand on his shoulder. “I’m happy for you, son.”
Liam breathed out a deep sigh and looked toward the heavens before making the sign of the cross. “Thank the lord. No take backs, Nathan. No matter how much trouble she causes.”
Nate felt a grin slide across his face. “I can handle some trouble.”
“Did you hear that, Brody?” Liam was all smiles now.
“I told you it would work out,” his father said with a smile of his own. “And the best news is I’ve been talking to your mother and she wants to make Dallas our home base for a while. Elodie’s safely in Sydney. So we’d like to be around friends again.”
Liam’s expression turned serious as he held a hand out to Nate’s father. “We’ll be more than happy to have you. I would bet Avery already has Steph looking for a place close to us. You want to be close to us and not the run-down place where Daisy’s going to make Nate live. You’re going to need to learn a lot about home improvement, son.”
Was he about to get everything he wanted? His girl. His family. Knowing his sister was happy and fulfilling her dreams.
Daisy ran into the room, her cell in her hands. She looked at the boys who were still joking around and not getting ready for bed in any way. Daisy took a steadying breath.
Something was wrong.
“What is it?”
He and Liam asked the question at the same time, both moving in front of her.