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Well, maybe that was taking things too far.
“I would do anything for my sister. Anything.”
That dark note in his voice told her he wasn’t messing around.
“I have older brothers. They’re protective too.”
“Hmm. Are they? Do they ruin the lives of anyone who hurts you? Upsets you? Looks at you strangely?”
Her mouth dropped open. “You . . . you’ve done that?”
He didn’t answer. But she didn’t need him to.
For some reason, she wasn’t as freaked out as she probably should be. Maybe because he’d done those things for his sister.
“Of course, her men might argue that she trusts them more. But they’re wrong.”
Her men?
As in plural?
“H-how many does she have?” she asked. He hadn’t mentioned her men before.
Another clap of thunder. She squealed, burying herself back into his embrace as she wrapped her hands around his neck.
“I hate this. I hate it. I hate it so damn much.”
“What do you hate, Little Blossom?” he murmured.
“I hate being so freaking weak! I’m scared of thunder and lightning. It’s ridiculous.”
She waited for him to tell her that it wasn’t ridiculous. That she wasn’t weak. At least that’s what her family would always tell her.
That it was normal to have fears. But was it? Especially when she couldn’t recall any reason for her fear.
“Does sucking your thumb help you?” he asked.
He didn’t try to comfort her other than holding her on his lap. She wished that he’d hug her tight or tell her that everything would be okay.
“You didn’t see that, remember?” she whispered.
She felt so close to her breaking point. Trembles rocked through her. She just wanted to hide somewhere dark and small. To suck on her thumb and hug Colin.
“Are you ashamed of finding comfort by sucking your thumb?” he asked.
What was this?
A freaking therapy session?
“Faith,” he said in that low, dark voice.
Her breathing grew faster. “Yes, all right. It’s comforting, but also embarrassing.”
“Watch your tone,” he warned.
Yikes.
That tone. That sternness. It slipped through her, tightening her insides.
