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I hear her laugh into the phone. “Thanks, Finn, she’ll be ready.”
I end the call and place my phone on the seat next to me. Cara tries to get up, but I place one hand on her arm, and the other I place on her head and run my hand over her hair.
“You don’t need to move just yet, princess, we have a little time before I need to go collect Mads. I can’t wait for you to meet her, she’s a total firecracker, just like her Ma.”
Cara takes a deep slow breath, then settles. “I didn’t realise there were any children in the family. How old is she?”
“She’s four, and technically new to us. Her Ma is with Ronan.”
“Where is her dad?”
“He died a couple of months back… he was killed in action.”
I spend the next forty minutes telling Cara about Ronan and Liv and how she saved Ronan from himself. I don’t need to explain to her why he needed saving, she knows the family, and she knows we lost Rory last year.
“I have to go collect Mads. Do you wanna come with me?”
“Wait, really?”
“Yeah, princess, come with me, come meet Liv.”
She jumps up off the sofa, excitement bubbling in her––I’m guessing it’s about leaving the house for the first time since she got here. “Okay. Let me quickly change.” She hurries to the door, then she stops suddenly. “Wait, is it okay if I go change?”
What the fuck? Her question and sudden vulnerability throws me for a loop, and I stare at her for a minute.
“Finn?”
“Err… if you wanna go change, princess, then you can, you don’t need to ask me first.”
She gives me a small smile and rushes out the door. The fact that she thought she had to ask me if she can get changed pisses me off. I know I told her she wasn’t allowed to leave the house without me, but I’d never control what she fucking wears. Her question grates on me, and I want to ask her about it, but the moment she appears on that bottom step, dressed in black ripped skinny jeans, biker boots, a black vest and her leather jacket, my anger melts and I have to bite the inside of my cheek to stop myself from getting a fucking hard on. And then I see it, the worry on her face, and just like that, my dick is no longer hard.
“What is it? What’s wrong?”
“Will Ronan be there?”
I tilt my head, furrowing my brows, confused.
“It’s just… he’s kind of a little scary.”
I full on laugh, and she looks a little hurt. “Sorry, princess, I don’t mean to laugh, but you don’t have to worry about Ro. He’s a miserable, moody fucker, but he has a heart of gold, you’ll see. Oh, and one more thing, you can’t be my princess tonight.”
“Erm, okay…”
I wink and place my hand on her lower back and guide her out of the door towards the car. I glance to my left and right and indicate to our security that they should follow.
Opening the car door for her, I stop her and place a gentle kiss on the top of her head. I help her in, then jog around to the driver’s side and slide in.
I wait for her to buckle her seatbelt before starting the car. I catch the eye roll, and deciding to take a risk, I turn to the road before speaking. “Don’t roll your eyes, princess, or I might just have to spank you.”
She might not notice it, but I do––the ever so slight hitch of her breath. A quick look to my left and I see her cheeks starting to pink. I smirk, knowing how much I’m going to enjoy teaching her the things that will bring her pleasure.
Chapter 9
I’m not going to lie, I was pretty disappointed when Finn said I couldn’t be his princess tonight. For the entire car ride over, all I could think was that he didn’t want to call me that in front of his family, because he was ashamed, or that he doesn’t want them to know.
When we walk through the door, it takes less than thirty seconds for relief to wash over me, and a pint-sized fireball comes flying down the hall toward us.
“UNLCE FINN… I MISS YOU!”
