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“I want you to sleep in my room,” I told her as I turned the Honda off

She lifted her head, fighting back a yawn “Right now, I don’t care where I sleep I just need a pillow and a blanket, and I could sleep right here if I have to”

“You won’t have to” I reached for her hand, entwining our fingers I thought I saw so flash across her face, but it was too dark in the car to know for sure “Stay in my room With me”

“That’s not a good idea,” sheher hand away

I didn’t let it shothat she had pulled away froh over the years, she was allowed to be cautious now I just needed a little ti haul

Reaching out, I brushed a few stray locks of her blonde hair back from her face “I want you withand not working yourself to death, doing whatever the hell it is all the other wo nonstop lately, and you need a break”

“People aren’t going to like that I’m in your room, Raider I’m not in the mood to deal with those people”

I knew she was talking about her sisters, but those bitches didn’tto me

“I don’t care what anyone likes or doesn’t They don’t matter to me” I brushed my thumb over her soft cheek “All I care about is you Only you, sweetheart”

She sat there for a longatbeside us I didn’t have to look to knoas Colt and Kelli in the other woone to pick up the wos they would need for at least a few days

I wasn’t optimistic that this new lockdoould be over as quickly as the last one had Last time, Santino’s people had only wanted to distract us while they snatched Gracie This time, they were out for blood

They had al the burn of the graze it had gotten from a bullet earlier

“Quinn, please?” I wasn’t above begging her, but I wouldn’t force her I needed her to coly To trust me

She glanced out the sideat Colt as he cliirlfriend’s car “I could stay with Kelli in Colt’s rooested “You and Colt could share yours”

“Is that really what you want?”