Page 104 of Guardian Daddy

“Cate?” Rhodes asked.

“I’m here.”

“I’m going to get the next flight back there.”

Rhodes was in New York City to emcee for a charity gala.

“Don’t do that,” she said quickly. “I’m fine and the gala is tomorrow night.”

“No way we’re staying here while you were almost run off the road!”

She heard Samantha’s voice in the background.

“Samantha, they nearly hit her. She could have been seriously injured,” Rhodes snapped.

“But I wasn’t,” she said. “And you need to stay. Do the charity gala. Please. I’d feel terrible if you didn’t.”

“Fuck,” Rhodes muttered.

“I’ve got her,” Ethan told him.

“Don’t let her out of your sight,” Rhodes growled.

“I won’t.”

“Fine. We’ll stay. But I want to know if anything at all happens. And promise me you’ll stay home, Cate.”

“I won’t go anywhere, I promise,” she replied.

“I love you.”

“Love you too.”

He ended the call as they turned into the driveway of Rhodes’ place.

“Ethan? Are you all right?” she asked as he waited for the gate to open to Rhodes’ place.

They hadn’t had any more issues on the way home. So either that asshole had given up or they’d lost them. If he hadn’t had his girl with him, he’d have been tempted to go hunting for them.

But he did have her.

When they pulled up outside of the house, he turned the vehicle off.

“Stay there. I’ll come around and get you.”

She nodded.

Walking around, he opened the door and undid her belt before picking her up.

Ethan had to fight the urge to carry her inside, lock her in his room, then stand guard.

Easy.

You can’t go all crazy on her.

Yet.

“You don’t need to carry me. I can walk.”

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