Page 110 of Protecting Love

“You know about her chocolate issues, right?”

He snorted. “I do.”

“Well, she does the same with curse words in the shower.”

“I’ll remember that.” He turned to see the worry in London’s eyes. “Is she alright?”

“She’s fine. Pissed off. You’ll see when you read the note.”

“You’re not going to tell me what it says?”

“You’ve got to see it yourself.” They got to Paris’s floor, but she didn’t get out. “I’m going to get you a keycard so you can come and go on your own. I don’t think my sister even thought of it. Spencer has one.” London handed over another card. “To get in the apartment. Just let me in when I come up.”

“Thanks.”

He took the card, went to their door and opened it.

Paris was walking out of her room in leggings and a sweatshirt, her toes bare, her eyes full of fire.

It was better than fear.

“You rushed,” she said, moving into his arms.

“You called.”

“Are you always going to rush when I call?”

“If you want me to,” he said.

“Saying yes makes me sound clingy.”

“You can say it just the same,” he murmured.

The moment to rush out of her arms and get that letter had come and gone.

She was safe. Not that he had any doubt.

“You can read it so you can be just as confused as me,” she said. “Where is London?”

“She let me up, gave me her key to get in, and is getting me a keycard so next time I don’t have to wait.”

She cringed. “I wasn’t thinking. Sorry.”

“Don’t worry about it.” He moved toward the paper on the counter and glanced at it.

“Crazy, isn’t it? Are they trying to make me lose my mind? Because that is exactly how I feel.”

“It almost seems as if it’s two different people with those messages,” he said.

“Exactly. ‘Stop looking.’ ‘Keep looking.’ What the hell am I supposed to even be looking for?”

Her hands went in the air, were waving around wildly, surprising him.

He grabbed them both and held them between his palms. “Take a deep breath.” She closed her eyes and did it, then let it out. “And another.”

She was listening to him.

When the knock came at the door, she jumped and let out a squeak.