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"It means a lot that you believe that"

His words catchHe carries hi Since Ihe has done, even things that have put a strain on our relationship

"You don’t believe that?" I question as he begins washing ain

His hands pause, and I can see that he’s really thinking about how to respond "Like I have told you before, I have never taken anyone else’s opinion into consideration, good, bad, or indifferent In my business, it’s about how you respond to each and every situation There has never been a time that I have considered someone’s opinion of h the thought of him with anyone else makes me feel uncomfortable

"You’re the first woman whose opinion of me I’ve cared about I was never concerned with an assessment of the kind of man I am from the women I have been with before you"

"It seems like you’ve closed yourself off from everyone," I whisper sadly

"It co about my family or even some of my men, but with others, you never knoho could turn on you You never know if theyou pictures of his children, is poisoning your drink behind your back"

His words cause a wave of sadness to crash overuard at all ti, I wrap my arms around him and burrow my face into his chest

"I’m so sorry," I tell hihten

"It’s not going to be forever, Myla I have been working to make sure that I will not have years of this left When my kids come into this world, they will be able to live nor about the life their father led before them It’s important forto be forever There will co to be others around on a constant basis I hated having guards when I was growing up It wasn’t a good feeling when I went to speak with my father only to have one of his men stop me I don’t want that for ht about that"

Since I have been with Kai, there has always been someone around, and I have known since day one what they were here for, but I honestly never really thought about what their roles were in being around, never put ht into why exactly they were here And now that he has roith constant guards either

I kiss his chest then step back He turns off the water and opens the shower door Then I follow him out, and he wraps a towel around me I watch as he dries himself off and turns his head to look atthat there are people around all the tiht," he mutters