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“Sounds good. Can we chat in about thirty minutes? I need to fill Ferris in and make sure he takes care of Emma this afternoon. He’ll need to pick her up from the Ranch since she spent the day there.”

“I would love to bring Daphne out there. Someday, I will.”

“It’s a plan. I’ll talk to you soon.” Hanging up the phone, he sent a message to his top three men and Theo. Theo would join in by video conference, same as Damian.

Time to get this fucker.

Chapter 12

Daphne

Over the past week, she had gotten into a bit of a routine. Breakfast with everyone before she and Kiera would play, read, or watch movies. Then lunch. Nap time followed that. Of course, she didn’t need a nap, but she rested anyway, since the last thing she wanted was her bottom spanked by Eamon.

He was different since his conversation with Damian, and she couldn’t quite put her finger on it. He was super strict, and while there had been some correction, it was mostly for a bad attitude and nothing major.

Eamon assigned her a new guard, which made her uneasy. Connor, she knew. Connor was familiar, and she did not like this new one. Eamon had assured her she was safe with him, but she didn’t believe anyone or anything right now.

It had been a week and nothing had changed, and they still did not know where Callum was. It was pissing her off. She just wanted this chapter of her life to be done. She was over living in fear and uncertainty, and she really wanted to go out and do things—like go to the bakery in town and the library.

She had heard that a new woman was running the bakery. Eamon told her and Kiera that her name was Ms. Genevieve and she was from Hollywood! She couldn’t wait to meet her and try all of her yummy cakes in person.

Sighing, she got up from her bed and headed to Eamon’s office. He was spending an exorbitant amount of time in there these days and she felt bad for him. Maybe he would want to get out of the house, too. It was worth a shot, anyway.

The door was open, so she just walked right in.

“Hey, Eamon. What are you doing?” She sat in the oversized chair by the window. It was the most luxurious thing she had ever sat in. Everything about this house was luxurious, and if she basically had to be a prisoner, at least this was a nice place to be.

“Hey, Daphne. I hope you had a good rest.”

“Yes, Sir. Thank you for the book. I finished it.”

“Wow! That didn’t take you long at all. I will have to see about getting you some more.”

“Thanks. But…”

At her dropping voice, he came over to sit next to her.

“What do you need to ask me, Daphne?” he encouraged her.

“Well. It’s just that nothing has happened, and I was wondering if we took an army of guards, could we pretty please with cream and sugar go into town to get a cupcake from Ms. Genevieve and go to the library to get some books?” She clasped her hands in front of her face, pleading with him.

She blushed under his intense gaze, moving to fiddle with the hem of her shirt.

“Let’s go talk to Liam and see what he thinks.” He got up and held out his hand to take hers. Staring at it, she wasn’t sure she wanted to take it. Sighing, she eventually took it, and when she tried to take it back, he held on tight. They walked together to the main room that she and Kiera had taken over. Liam and Kiera were reading a book together on the giant cream U-shaped couch.

“Liam, Daphne has a question for you.”

“Oh. Um. Well…”

“It’s ok to ask, Daphne. You are always safe to ask questions.” Liam leaned forward and gave her his full attention.

“Well, it’s just that nothing has happened, and me and Kiera have been really good, so I was wondering if we could pretty please go into town to have a cupcake from Ms. Genevieve and go to the library? We will take a whole army of guards with us. And we’ll do everything they tell us to do. Please, Uncle Liam?”

“Yes! Please, Daddy? We’ll be so super good!” Kiera was practically vibrating with excitement.

“I think we could probably arrange that.” Both girls squealed in excitement.

“But-if you step one little toe out of line, I will bring you straight back here for spankings. Understood?”