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Talk about taking one for the team.
“Shut up,” Z said harshly. “I don’t want to hear it.”
The way his daughter’s face fell told him everything. And yet he had to ask, “Do you love him, Nalla?”
“Yes, Father. I do.” She looked up at Nate. “I love him with everything I am.”
“And you?” He mostly kept the warning out of his voice as he addressed Nate. “Do you love her.”
Even though he knew the male did. There was no forgetting the expression on Nate’s face as he’d come out of that cabin, a bonded fighter, ready to defend the female who was his whole world.
Nate nodded and looked down. “I love her.” Then the male glanced back to the bed. “But that’s not what I have to tell you.”
Zsadist frowned as the guy brought out his cell phone. After he futzed around with things for a moment, he put the screen out.
“That’s a picture of me,” Z mumbled.
Nate nodded. “One of the black market kingpins downtown thinks he’s hired me to kill you. I wanted you to know this right now, so in case you’re out in the field, you’re extra careful. I’m going to take care of it, though, don’t worry. Uncle’s not going to live another twenty-four hours.”
The shooting in the parking lot,Z thought.Behind that club Bathe.
It hadn’t been him with the trigger pulling at those organized crime types, but someone had decided it was.
As Nalla gasped, Zsadist stared into the eyes of the other male. “Much appreciated.”
“Consider it the first of a lifelong series of apologies.” Nate nodded at Nalla. “Everything is different to me now.”
“We’ll see about that.”
“You can bet your life on it.”
Fuck that, Z thought. It looked like he was betting hisdaughter’slife on it.
Then he focused on his Nalla.
Clearing his throat, Z felt like he was jumping off into an abyss. But he knew, if he was going to keep his daughter in his life… he was going to have to set her free.
And you know, he didn’t think she was blowing up her life over a bad male, after all.
“You two have my blessing,” he said with authority. “For whatever future you choose to make together.”
Nalla let out a strangled sound, and then, just like she had when she was little, when he’d come home at the end of the night and he’d been the only one she wanted to see…
She was careful about getting on the bed next to him. Because reasons.
But as much as she could, she launched herself at him.
“I love you… father mine,” she choked out through her tears. “Forever.”
“I love you, too,” he vowed. “Always.”
And as he held the smart, beautiful, headstrong, amazing thing that he and his one true love had made together, Zsadist looked over her shoulder.
Nate was right there, all flushed and possibly having to blink quick. Not that the male was going to show it.
As he sensed the attention on him, Nate straightened like a soldier addressing a corporal. “Oh, here, I better give this back to you. Again.”
Nate leaned forward, and placed the black dagger he’d clearly used on thelesserwho had justpoofed!the fuck out on the bed. Right where Z could reach it with the grip that was still working.
