When Horse jumped in, he’d nearly pulled him off Arabella, concerned it would be too much. But she’d started to laugh and he’d realized the dog was exactly what she needed.
He started the car and headed to the hotel. Who the fuck would do that to Arabella’s place? And why?
Whoever it was, when he found them, they were going to pay.
Parking in front of the hotel, he got out and came around to undo her belt. Eli pulled in next to him and jumped out to grab Horse.
“I don’t have anything,” Arabella said, sounding lost. “I’ll need to get some things. Toothbrush, toothpaste, pajamas, shoes, underwear, all of it.”
“Shh,” Eli said. “We’ll take care of it all. The only thing you need to worry about is feeling better. All right?”
To Kellan’s relief she simply nodded. Finally, she was beginning to see that listening to them was the right thing to do.
Now, if she’d just continue to obey them without question everything would work out just fine.
Kellan reached for her, picking her up in his arms.
“Kellan! You need to stop carrying me everywhere.”
“No.”
“Everything okay?” Heath asked as they walked into the hotel foyer. He was one of the new owners of the hotel.
“Not really,” Eli said. “Arabella and Horse are staying with us here. Arabella’s place was broken into today while she was in the hospital after going into anaphylactic shock.”
“Jesus,” Heath said. “Who the hell would do that? And no one saw anything?”
“No,” Eli replied. “She’s the last house on a quiet street that heads out of town.”
“That’s insane. Jake better find the assholes who did it. I heard about the anaphylactic shock,” Heath said. “Peanuts?”
“Yep,” Kellan said. “So we need all peanuts removed from the kitchen while we’re staying here.”
“You can’t ask him to do that,” she said.
“Why not? It’s dangerous for you,” Kellan said.
“But . . . but . . . other people might want to eat peanuts,” she said. “He can’t remove them all just for me.”
“Of course he can,” Eli said.
“I can,” Heath added. “There’s really only one dish with peanuts anyway and I’ll get the chef to change it.”
“You guys are acting crazy.” She gasped as though suddenly remembering something. “Abe! Oh no! I have to go check on him. What if they broke into his house as well?”
Kellan tightened his hold on her.
“Kellan, let me down.”
“No.”
“Kellan,” she said warningly as she glared up at him. “Let me down right now.”
“No.”
“You are impossible, Kellan Jones! Eli, make him let me down. I have to check on my neighbor.”
Eli moved away with Heath and Kellan spoke quietly to her.
