Nate stepped back, wanting to watch how this scene playedout.
“You wanted to what, Lucas?Do you think I don’t have ears?What is your mother going to say when I tell her you wanted to defile myprecious angel?”
It felt so good to have Li O’Donnell’s outrage directed atsomeone else.
Lucas sighed.“She’ll probably direct you to group therapy.My mom is very sarcastic.She’ll give you a lecture on how defiling is myfavorite activity.”
When they’d shown up ten minutes before, his gut hadtightened as he’d watch Li punch in the security code and let himself inthrough the front door.He’d watched as the man had avoided the kids’ area.He’d known exactly where he was going.The security office, where Nate hadsettled in for the night.Only the addition of his father had made Nate thinkLi wasn’t on an assassination run.
Liam had made his way to the office and then given Nate arundown on what had happened in El Salvador.
It might take a few days, but Liam was absolutely certainsomeone from a rival cartel would handle the problem.He’d explained the workhadn’t been rough.A little misinformation here and there and voila, LiO’Donnell had two rival cartels taking each other out.He was a perfectlyruthless bastard, and Nate approved.
Just a few more days and Daisy should be safe enough to beout and about in public, and what was Nate planning on doing about that?
His father had sighed and said something about Nate beingyoung and he and Daisy just starting to date and Nate had been honest.
“Marry her as soon as she says yes,” he’d explained.
Then real trouble had shown up.Before Li had been able toreply to his declaration of intent, those three lotharios had been invading andtrying to take his honey.He’d known the minute those three had shown up Aidanhad talked to the Doms and likely been an asshole who told them she was now onthe market for a Dom.
Of course he’d heard the twins had been told what washappening and they’d unleashed a wrathful Lou on Aidan’s ass.Aidan was beingbombarded with emails about male enhancement drugs.It was a minor revenge, butthen Aidan had been following his father’s wishes.
This felt like malicious compliance at its finest.
The good news?He’d heard his girl explaining all thereasons she had no interest in any of these pretty, rich boys.
Gabriel Lodge was heir to a billionaire.Lucas’s parents rana restaurant empire.Hunter’s folks were part owners of McKay-Taggart.
He was nothing but a soldier with a busted-up truck andbarely a room of his own, but his Daisy didn’t care.
He was so fucking in love with her.
“I think they understand now, Liam.”Nate was perfectly calmsince he knew where his Daisy’s affections went.He also thought once he had acollar around her throat all the horny arseholes would back off.Well, the Domswould.He got the feeling he would have to explain to more than one besottedidiot that Daisy belonged to him.
And he belonged to her, and he’d figured out his place inthe world.By her side.
“You truly marrying my girl?”Liam asked.
“As soon as she says yes,” Nate replied.
His father put a hand on his shoulder.“I’m happy for you,son.”
Liam breathed out a deep sigh and looked toward the heavensbefore making the sign of the cross.“Thank the lord.No take backs, Nathan.Nomatter how much trouble she causes.”
Nate felt a grin slide across his face.“I can handle sometrouble.”
“Did you hear that, Brody?”Liam was all smiles now.
“I told you it would work out,” his father said with a smileof his own.“And the best news is I’ve been talking to your mother and shewants to make Dallas our home base for a while.Elodie’s safely in Sydney.Sowe’d like to be around friends again.”
Liam’s expression turned serious as he held a hand out toNate’s father.“We’ll be more than happy to have you.I would bet Avery alreadyhas Steph looking for a place close to us.You want to be close to us and notthe run-down place where Daisy’s going to make Nate live.You’re going to needto learn a lot about home improvement, son.”
Was he about to get everything he wanted?His girl.Hisfamily.Knowing his sister was happy and fulfilling her dreams.
Daisy ran into the room, her cell in her hands.She lookedat the boys who were still joking around and not getting ready for bed in anyway.Daisy took a steadying breath.
Something was wrong.
