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And above all else, she had to be safe.
He did up his own seatbelt, remembering how upset she’d gotten at the thought of losing him.
That filled him with satisfaction.
She needed him. Maybe she was even starting to love him.
Which would be perfect.
If she loved him, she’d never leave him.
“Oh no!” she gasped. “We have to go back.”
He turned to look at her. “We’re not going back.”
“But we have to!” she cried. “I left Cammie’s coat back there and my shoes!”
“We’ll get them another day.”
“What if they get rid of them? We can’t get them another day.” She tried to reach for her buckle, but he grabbed her hand, frowning as he saw how she was panicking.
It was just a jacket and some shoes. Why was she so worked up over that?
“Baby, breathe.”
“I can’t borrow her jacket and not give it back.”
“Calm down,” he said firmly. “I’ll text Alejandro. He and Cat will get them for you.”
“But they don’t have the ticket for the jacket.”
He made a scoffing noise. “Do you think that anyone ever denies Alejandro? Or Cat, for that matter. Stay in your seat.”
He quickly texted Alejandro, sending him a photo of the ticket.
“He said he’d get your things,” Alejandro reassured her.
“Tell him thank you.”
“Hmm, you can tell him when you next see him. After you apologize for running out like that and not listening to him.”
Her mouth opened and shut. “W-what?”
“If I’m not around, Little Blossom, then you obey Alejandro as if he were me. Understand? He will keep you safe. But only if you do as you are told. Otherwise, he can’t look after you and Cat.”
“That’s insane. I can look after myself,” she muttered.
“Clearly not, since you took off outside without a jacket, shoes, or an escort.”
“No one was going to harm me.”
“You don’t know that.” He turned to her, grasping hold of her chin. “What did he say to you?”
“Who? Alejandro? He just said my name and told me to come back.”
“No. Lucien Leonard. What did he say to you? I need to know.”
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