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“He’s a good daddy?” Cassie’s voice was still rough “He doesn’t hit his little girl, does he?”

Elizabeth glanced at Dash She prayed only she saw the spark of violence that shot through his eyes for a second

“No, Cassie” He sed tightly “Mike would never hit his little girl You can even ask her if you want to Mike loves his little girl very much He would never hit her”

“She’ll coet out?”

“Yes, you can And I’ll close ” Or frightened that there was access to her by the big uessed

Cassie nodded cautiously

“Good girl” Dash sain and stepped out of the Hummer

Chapter Eight

Dash wanted to kill Again He wanted Grange in his hands, struggling, blood flowing as he pleaded for ive He was shocked to realize how terrified Cassie had become when she saw Mike It had been driven hoirl trusted him How much she depended on hiht

He cursed silently, breathing out roughly as emotion swamped hiled hiainst her, and searing his soul with fury Grange would pay for the dae he had done to that child and Dash would make certain of it

“Hey, buddy” Mike’s voice was questioning, and Dash knew the other man could sense his fury

They had fought together too many times, had covered each other’s backs in too ether learned the basics of each other’s personalities, strengths and weaknesses in a way that otherwise took a lifetiround of kill or be killed, and theYou had to know the mettle of the man whose back you covered, who covered your back

“Please tell me Mica’s still up,” Dash said wearily as he rubbed his hand over his face “Cassie’s edging into hysteria seeing only you She’s terrified to come out of the Hummer”

The other man stiffened imperceptibly The ih his gray eyes His jaw tightened, teeth gritting for a long second as Dash watched hier

Mike finally glanced at the darkened s of the Huet her”