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He grabbed his black hoodie from inside the cab and held it out to her. Would she—?
Liv accepted his offer without hesitation. Five seconds later, a sea of black cotton swallowed her tiny frame. For some reason he couldn’t explain, the sight of it made him want to beat at his chest.
“Your, um, instructor is going to bring the car back here. If there’s no sign anyone broke in, it means he doesn’t know where you live, and you can go home tomorrow.”
She burrowed deeper into the fabric. “What if someone did break in?”
He grimaced. “Then they’ll have your address from your registration. You won’t be safe there anymore.” He kept going when she opened her mouth to argue. “Tre knows where you work. He might still come searching for you. I need you to promise you won’t be walking to your car alone in the afternoons. Do you have someone who could walk with you?”
She sighed. “We have a resource officer. Technically, he’s a cop, but he’s more like our security guard. He would walk me out if I asked.”
“You have to be careful about being followed too. I’ll be at the construction site in the afternoons. I won’t be able to keep Tre occupied.”
“I’ll be careful.” She nodded reluctantly. “I’m going to tell Will about what happened. See if he has any suggestions.”
More than anything he wanted to stay with her, protect her with the strength of his body, but he could do more good by working on the other side of this. He needed to get to Tre.
“I’ve got to go.” He ghosted his fingers down her cheek. “We’re going to get through this.” He climbed in his truck and rolled down the window. “I’m going to keep you safe. No matter what it takes.”
