Page 144 of Little Bits of Daddy (Montana Daddies)

“This place is so beautiful. Not sure I’ll ever want to leave. Can we come back again sometime?”

He grinned down at her. “We just got here, but sure. I’ll bring you back each anniversary if you want.”

“Aw, you’re so romantic.”

He shook his head. “No, I’m not. But I do like to make you happy.”

Oh, sugar.

He was trying to make her cry.

“What’s going on, Sunny?”

“What do you mean?”

“You were very quiet on the way here. What’s wrong?”

“Drat. You know me too well.”

“Sunny. Tell me.”

“I have something to tell you. And you might be an itty-bitty bit mad.” She held up her finger and thumb about an inch apart. “Or maybe like this.” She widened the space.

“Sunny,” he said warningly.

Just spit it out.

“Right before the wedding, the Fox came into our bedroom when everyone was chasing Cinnabun. I think he let Cinnabun out, which was a bit naughty of him. Although Cinnabun never goes far.”

“Sunny.”

“He said he wanted to see me before the wedding. That he felt like he should be giving me away, although he wasn’t sure he’d want to give me to you. Sugar. I didn’t mean to say that part. Then he gave me a charm and left.”

Duke just stared at her.

She waited for him to say something.

But he didn’t move. She couldn’t tell what he was thinking. Or if he was even breathing.

“Um, the charm he gave me is this one here.” She showed it to him. “If I press this blue stone firmly, it will send an emergency signal to him. Also, he said that he set a safe house up for us. And something about the shit might be about to hit the fan and he’s just trying to protect us.”

Well, he was trying to protect her. But she didn’t think it was a good idea to word it like that.

Still nothing.

“Are you this upset?” She held her hands about a foot apart.

And still he said nothing.

“This much?” She moved her hands further apart.

And he didn’t even blink.

“Duke? Are you going to say something? Oh, God. You’re not having a stroke, are you?”

“He was in my house, in the same room as my girl! He could have done anything to you!”

“The Fox won’t hurt me.”

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