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“I know. Thanks, Daddy. I just . . . it can be scary here at night.”
Shit. Had she been scared last night?
He never should have left her.
“I’m here now. Daddy will keep all the scary things away,” he reassured her as he climbed into bed and drew her back over his chest.
“Even the bogeyman?” she asked.
“Yep. Even him.”
“Ghosts?”
“They are no match for Daddy,” he reassured her.
“Zombies?”
He snorted. “Piece of cake.”
She relaxed on his chest, snuggling in. “All right, Daddy.”
“That’s my girl. Now, go to sleep. You’re safe here in Daddy’s arms.”
* * *
***
The gun was pointed straight at her.
No! No!
She didn’t want to die.
At one time in her life, she hadn’t felt like she’d had anything to live for. But now . . . she had Trent. She had friends, her cousin. A life, a career, people she cared about.
“I don’t want to die!”
“Baby, wake up!”
“Please don’t kill me! Please!”
“April, wake up, baby!”
“Trent, I’m so s-sorry. I love you!”
The shooter narrowed his gaze as he fired, and she screamed as pain shot through her chest.
Suddenly, she felt herself being lifted.
She couldn’t breathe! She was dying!
“April, you wake up right the fuck now! You listen to Daddy or you’ll be in big trouble. Open. Your. Eyes.”
Opening her eyes, she gasped for breath as she stared up at him. “D-Daddy?”
“Thank fuck.” He was sitting up in bed with her tucked into his lap, holding her tight.
A sob escaped her. “Daddy.”
