Page 215 of The Protective Gryphen

“No. That’s the opposite of what I want.”

The man was watching him, and Ian didn’t like being trapped in a room. Only, he breathed through it, and he made a mental note to stick to Gryphen like glue.

“Because if you need help, Ian, I can get it for you. If he’s making you feel trapped, there’s a way out.”

Absofuckingloutely not.

Ian stopped that then and there.

“I’m going to be pissed if you do. He didn’t do anything to me that I didn’t want. Gryphen and I have a spicy sex life, and he would never hurt me.”

It was clear that Graham was worried about nothing.

“I could see that. As long as you’re okay. That’s all that matters. I just wanted to get you alone to make sure you were good. I’ll let you go to bed now.”

Ian realized he’d been silly.

Graham wasn’t a threat.

“I appreciate your concern.”

He smiled.

“Never a problem, Ian. I’m glad you had a good night with your beau. If you need anything…,” he said, turning to leave.

Ian lowered his voice.

“Actually, I may need a favor.”

He was curious as to what the man might need.

“Is it don’t tell anyone what I saw? Because it was an eyeful.”

He snorted.

“I don’t care about that. You can tell the world. I’m not ashamed of our sex life.”

“Okay, then what is it that you need from me?” he asked.

He couldn’t believe he was doing this, but he was compelled.

“I need to get a tattoo. Only, Gryphen’s not going to let me out of his sight for a second. I want it to be a surprise for him. Is there anyone you know who can come here to do one? If so, maybe you can distract him so I can get it done?”

He considered it.

“I mean, Molly’s boyfriend does ink. He has a shop in town. I could get you an appointment.”

Again, there was a problem with that.

“I can’t go to the shop. He’ll be all over me. I’m going to propose when the ring is done, and this is the other part of that proposal.”

Glancing at his watch, he knew he’d have to catch Molly before she left to come here.

“Well, Molly is coming this morning to clean. I can ask her to sneak him onto the grounds, and have him give you one here. I can try, but it’s difficult to keep your man away from you.”

Ian was well aware.

He had to come up with a plan.

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