“It’s not about the Pack; it’s about family. My brother is having his daughter’s party today.”
Carlo looked to Arturo. “Today is a no-go.”
“Park.”
Carlo stifled the urge to roll his eyes. He was not going to have another match with Isadora. “Is it for the entire day?”
“Afraid so. Tomorrow is better.”
“Tomorrow, Alpha?”
Arturo sucked a breath through his teeth. “So be it. We will go tomorrow, tesoro.”
“Tomorrow, Adonis, and thank you.”
“It is my pleasure. I will send the invoice to the usual?”
“Sure. It’ll be taken care of.”
“Done.”
Adonis was off the phone before Carlo could even respond.
“Park.” Large tears pooled in Isadora’s eyes.
The child was too smart for her own good, and she had Arturo wrapped around her little finger.
He knelt before her. “We will have fun today, I promise. Would you like to play a game?”
Isadora glanced at Carlo, and he swore his balls shriveled up and hid when he saw the look in her eyes.
“Hide.”
“Hide?” Carlo turned to Arturo for help.
“Hide-n-seek. She enjoys playing the game.”
Isadora pointed to Carlo. “Hide.”
“It seems she wants you to play with her.”
That’s what Carlo was afraid of, but one look at Arturo told him he wouldn’t be able to say no.
“Okay. Count to ten, and I’ll go hide.”
Isadora shook her head. “Hide.”
“You want to hide?”
She nodded, all traces of her tears gone.
Odd.
“Okay.” Carlo covered his eyes. “One … two … three …”
He kept counting, even going to twenty to give enough time to hide. Her small stature could only take her so far so fast. When he opened his eyes, Arturo waited, sitting in a chair with a newspaper in his hands.
“Want to tell me which way she went?”
