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“Why? Because other people have rejected you in the past?”

She stiffened in his arms “I…yes”

“I’m not them, baby I want you And even if you decide you don’t want a relationship withSanctuary until I a”

“What does that mean?”

“Itanywhere until I a in your car”

She sucked in a deep breath “So I can go back to work?”

“Once you’ve caught up on your sleep and your hand is better, you can resume your duties in the kitchens until Neil returns However, I’ you much more closely Any hint that you’ve taken on too much and I will step in, understand?”

“Yes, sir” Whoops that just slid out But his satisfied look told her he liked hearing the word

“Sir is okay, but I’d rather be your daddy”

She took in a sharp breath

“So, what do you say, Charlotte? Do you want to be irl? Before you say yes, understand that you’ll be living here in this house No going back to your cabin I don’t do things in half-measures I’m too old and stuck in my ways to mess around There will befroirls don’t have secrets from their daddies”

She sucked in a breath This was it The h to make herself vulnerable to this man and let him know her deepest desires It wasn’t easy God, no And it would be a turning point because she’d learnt to protect herself To always be on her guard

But Clint had already floored her with his honesty And his caring How could she give hi less? Only…what if she said yes and further down the road, he decided she was too oodbye to hioodbye be any worse now? Why not be his for as long as he would have her? No matter the pain when it ended, surely it would be worth it

“You’re thinking very hard I don’t like seeing my baby so stressed I know it’s difficult to trust in me But I can tell you that once Iman; I am not a fickle man I knohat I want, and what I want is you”

“It seems pretty fast, don’t you think?”