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“Kill children?”
I’m shaking my head before she’s done. “Never. Children and innocent women are the exceptions to every rule I’ve ever made or broken.”
“But you’ve killed women.” It’s not an accusation.
“Some women can be just as evil as men.” It’s the truth. Women have a tendency to be particularly cruel to children, and I won’t let that stand.
“Vega wants revenge.” I know she’s talking to herself now. “What do we do?”
“Wedo nothing.”Christ, she’s a hell of a woman. “I exterminate Vega and continue to beg you to come back home with me where I can protect you and our children better.” Because there will be more children. As many as I can convince her to have before she says no more.
“But–”
“No buts, pet. Vega is my problem. I will deal with him, and then I’ll ensure no one is left to even think of coming after you or our kids.” It’s my new mission in life. Protect Magnolia at all costs. It’s more critical than ever now that a threat has been made against her.
I’ll make an example of Vega, and anyone who dares think of coming for her again will think twice.
“Now, come here.” Dragging her over to my lap, I rub a soothing hand up and down her back as she lays her head on my shoulder. My entire world is in my arms, and I’ll never let anything happen to them.
CHAPTER12
Cage
“Ineed his number, Torres. He came for my girl.” Benito has his ear to the ground in damn near every country that has anything to do with anything. If there’s a family in charge of a drug trade, he knows them. Has likely shaken their hands. But we both have a special hate for the Vega family. I don’t know what his reason is, but if he doesn’t start cooperating with me, there’s going to be a problem that he won’t like.
“I understand. I’m working on it,” he says again.
“Not good enough. Put me in touch with the bastard.” I should have kept the bastard’s thugs’ phones, but I tossed them on my way to Magnolia. They must have gotten her name from someone at the event or the hotel staff because I know Joss’ agent has them travelling under aliases. “What if this was Daia?” The stepsister he won’t admit to claiming to the outside world. But the girl is scared of her own shadow; she’s confused about her beliefs. That fucking church broke her beyond repair. Benito is determined to fix her, though.
“You play a brazen game, Craven.” My phone dings and I see the information I’m looking for. “I expect to meet this girl of yours before you return home.” It’s not a question as he hangs up.
I’ve worked for Benny on at least a dozen jobs. Nobody pays better than him. Which was why it was so confusing to me that he never sent me after Daia. I’d have found her sooner than he did on his own.
Dialing Vega’s number, I let it ring until he picks up before hanging up. Magnolia is inside cooking while Joss writes, so I have time to play with Vega before making it known it’s me. Though, if he doesn’t suspect, the fucker deserves far more than I’ll do to him.
Dialing again, I wait. “What?” he snaps. A woman’s voice can be heard in the background.Fucking idiot.“Who is this?” He has always been far more worried about getting his dick wet than getting the job done. I hang up again without saying a word.
“Cage?”
Standing up off the front steps, I stub out the cigarette I lit but never inhaled from and wrap my arms around her.
“Yes, pet?” A secret smile spreads her lips wide as a cute blush tinges her cheeks.
“You always call me that.” My dick stirs at the arousal in her voice and the pebbling of her nipples behind her dress.
“Do you dislike it?” She shakes her head. “Do you enjoy it?”
She peers shyly up at me under her long dark lashes. “There’s this growl in your chest that rumbles when you say it.” I hadn’t noticed. I’m glad she did. “It’s very…possessive.”
“Oh yeah?”
She moans a little as I slip my hand down to cup her ass. “It makes me think of very naughty things.”Christ,I love how innocent she is. “Makes me want to do them.” The whisper of her words is barely audible.
My entire body wakes up at her proclamation. “What kind of naughty things, pet?” I’ll give her anything she wants, so long as it won’t hurt the baby.
A timer inside goes off before she can answer me properly. “Oh! I have to get that.” My fiendish chuckle follows her back in as I step over the threshold and close the door, locking it as I redial Vega.
His composure has dissipated. “Who the fuck is this?” He continues to curse. To lose his cool. I carry on watching Magnolia’s domesticated display, humming to herself as she moves around the kitchen getting everyone’s dinner plated and served. Hanging up on Vega again, I decide, right now, that I’m going after him tonight. His terror ends before he has the chance to upset my pet any further and ruin the confidence that’s grown within her.
