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Oh, God!
I chuckle. “TMI. TMI.”
“Jace, don’t you have somewhere else to be?”
“Nope.” I relax back in the chair, knowing he hasn’t finished trying to get rid of me.
“Stubborn,” he growls, and grabbing hold of Dahlia’s ass, stands and keeps her against him.
We all turn at the knock at the door.
“She’s here.” Dahlia grins, and wiggles free of the hold Ryder has on her. “I’ll let her in.”
I ignore my brother as he tries to get himself under control now that Dahlia isn’t standing in front of him. Instead, I watch the hallway and wait for the first glimpse of my woman.
“Hi, you must be Savannah. I’ve heard a lot about you. I’m Dahlia, come in.”
Savannah steps into the apartment and my heart thuds in my chest at the sight of her. Her red curls are loose and fall around her shoulders and down her back to her waist.
She glances around the room and then her eyes settle on me. “Jace?” She walks over and rests her hand on my arm.
I frown when I realize that she’s relieved to be here with me.
What’s going on?
I search her eyes. “Are you okay?”
She smiles. “I am now.”
Hearing a throat being cleared, I smile and take hold of Savannah’s hand. “You remember, Ryder?”
“I do.” She turns her attention to my brother. “It’s nice to see you again.”
He grins and tugs his wife back into his arms. “It’s good to see you again. This is my wife, Dahlia. She has been itching to meet you…Isn’t that right, Honey?”
“Savannah, you need to ignore my brother.” I caress her fingers and pause…her engagement ring is missing. I meet her eyes, and see the small smile hovering around her lips.
I’m stupid for telling her to meet me here where we can’t have any privacy to talk.
“Um, you guys get comfortable on the sofa and we’ll give you some privacy while we check on Faith.” Ryder gives me a wink before his hand tightens on his wife’s hip.
Without another word, Ryder drags Dahlia into their bedroom. I have a feeling they’re going to be finishing what they started not too long ago while they wait for Faith to wake up for her feeding.
“Come and sit down. I’m guessing you managed to talk to Richard since your ring’s missing?” I keep hold of her hand and make sure she sits on the sofa before I drop down beside her. “God. I forgot how much you sink into this thing.”
“I like it. It’s comfortable, I could sleep on this.”
Wanting her in my arms again, I wrap my arm around her and pull her against me, but the hiss that escapes her lips gives me pause. “What?”
“Nothing.”
“Savannah, a woman saying nothing usually means the exact opposite. Please talk to me. Have you hurt your arm?”
She refuses to meet my gaze.
“Savannah?” She has me worried and doesn’t appear to want to talk to me, which tells me someone else is responsible for her pain.
Pushing myself up from the cushions, I turn to my side. “Savannah, please face me, baby.”
