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“That wasn’t your job to decide, pet,” he told her in a dark voice “I’m the Dom I protect you You share your concerns and problems, I do what I can to help alleviate the You and the boys come first”

“I was going to tell you as soon as you got back I really wasn’t trying to keep things from you Believe me, I couldn’t wait until you returned But I didn’t want to leave a e and the reception was so bad e talked, it seemed a better idea to wait”

He nodded “I’m more upset that I wasn’t here Tell me”

“Aaron’s mother is here,” she whispered “She turned up here a couple of days after you left With her lawyer She said my mother told her that I hadn’t aborted the boys”

“That bitch”

She nodded That was an apt description for both women

“I don’t knohat o back to Alabaster But after talking to Mom, Winifred sent a priva

te investigator here to spy onhere” she took in a shuddering breath “She threatened that unless I gave the boys to her she was going to get a court order to have them taken from me”

“Did she say on what grounds?”

“She thinks they’re in danger because they live next to a BDSM club” She needed to tread carefully, not wanting to hurt him

“And because you’re living with the owner of that BDSM club?”

She winced, she should have known he would read between the lines

“Yes I’m sorry”

His jaas tight, his eyes dark, but he pulled her up into his lap and rubbed his hand up and down her back gently “No reason for you to be sorry, sprite Do you believe the boys are in any danger living here with me?”

She sat up straight and cupped his face between her hands “Of course, I don’t You are wonderful with Jamie and Caleb You take care of them, play with them, look out for them There is no one I trust more with them”