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Unable to resist, he slipped his arms around her, pulled her close, and kissed her. “It’s a lot, but I wouldn’t change a thing. Not one damn thing.”
She peered into his eyes, then leaned up and kissed him back. A light brush of her lips against his. “I thought about taking Loki home, but this is fun for Ethan.”
“This is fun foryou,” he murmured, kissing her again.
“Wow, you are cocky.”
He kissed her again. “I missed you.”
“I missed you too,” she whispered. “But it’s purely lust. You owe me. I’m just here to collect.”
His cock moved. “I can’t wait.”
She shuddered in a breath as her expanding pupils masked her green eyes.
AFTER DINNER,JACK suggested they take Loki for a walk. Strolling through his neighborhood felt foreign to him. He’d never ventured down his street, never even seen the neighbors who lived in the cul-de-sac. Several were outside, and they offered a friendly wave, or said hello.
Despite the laid-back evening, he couldn’t shake Z’s news. The killer was targeting presentandpast employees.
No one is fucking safe.
He released another growl.We gotta find the SOB and find him fast.
Prescott had managed to get Ethan into the bathtub and wash him in record time. “You might not be the cleanest child on the planet, but you aren’t the dirtiest.”
Big, brown eyes stared up at him.
“Okay, Ethan, show me your muscles,” Prescott said with a smile.
Ethan raised his arms, Hercules style, and Prescott gave each of his biceps a gentle squeeze. “Whoa, those are definitely getting bigger. You’re becoming such a good eater. I’m proud of you.”
An adorable grin filled his face. “Fank you.”
With an assist from Prescott, Ethan brushed his teeth, then Prescott helped him into his jammies. By the time they returned to the first floor, Jack had cleaned up the kitchen.
“You didn’t have to do this,” he said.
“Loki’s passed out,” she said. “I’m hoping Ethan is next.”
He hitched a brow. “I’ll go faster.”
But a shadow fell over her eyes. “I need to talk to you about something.”
Prescott grabbed a picture book, and he and Ethan got situated in the oversized chair in the family room. When Jack sat on the floor next to the dog bed, Loki crawled into her lap, rested his head on her thigh, and fell back to sleep.
A peace Prescott had never known before settled into his bones. Then, a sense of duty and a determination fueled him from the depths of his soul.
He would do whatever necessary to protect them from harm.
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PRESCOTT’S PUNISHMENT
Jacqueline
“Can Loki come upstairs so he can see my bedroom?” Ethan asked after Prescott had finished reading to him.
“Sure,” Prescott replied. “What about Jack?”
