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"Logan told o I’h the parking lot when she said, "What about your truck?"
"I’ll get one of the guys to pick it up forback by here and droplook she handed hi
Stunned stupid, Ar her eet the fear of losing her Unable to stop himself, he cupped a hand to the back of her head and pressed his jaw to hers
She smelled of waruaranteed to keep hiht
"Ar"
With no words to suffice, he nodded, stepped back and watched as she got into the passenger side of the car
Cannon narrowed his eyes on Armie "You sure you’re okay to drive?"
"Yeah, I am" He started away "See you over there" He planned to drop off her keys, and then stay out of the way, giving her and Cannon plenty of ti
CHAPTER THREE
MERISSA LOVED HER BROTHER She’d always seen hier than life, a rock whenever she’d needed one He was only a couple of years older than her, but for as long as she could reht now, Super her a drink when all she really wanted was the tio She knew if she fell apart in front of him, Cannon would never leave her
He didn’t need to be a savior, not right now
"Here" He returned with a cola over ice, urging her to the couch He saze drawn to the bruise Yes, it hurt But the physical disco coo, that she’d never again let herself be that type of victi in front of her, using hi to die
"Take these" Cannon handed her two aspirin
She tried a teasing smile "This feels so familiar"
He stalled, then shook his head "Don’t think about that"
She couldn’t help herself They’d lost their dad when she was only sixteen As the owner of a neighborhood bar he’d resisted the extortion of local thugs, refusing to pay their deht when he’d been closing, men had come in and beaten him to death
Devastated but deterrave trying to keep theoons wanted her oons had cornered Merissa on her way ho the strong one for both of us"
"You were a kid then"
"You’re only two years older than me," she reminded him with a shoulder bu so damned helpless"
"Like you feel now?" She knew her brother, kneanted to ht for her when that wasn’t his responsibility "I’m not a kid anymore, Cannon I can handle it"
"You don’t have to"
"Yes, I do," she told hi care of ain"