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She wrapped a hand around his neck and pulled him down for a kiss. “You’d find me if I ran away.”

He shook his head. “No, baby, I need the words.”

“I won’t run,” she said.

“Just give me a chance. I’ll make you happy.”

“I’ll make sure of it,” Lyla said.

CHAPTER SEVEN

Lyla

“I don’t have to go to work today,” Gavin said at the door.

Lyla went on tiptoes and kissed him. “You have to go back sometime and Marcus has been calling you a couple of times a day.”

“He can figure it out.”

“Gavin.” She clasped his face between her hands. “Go. I’m going to have a girl’s day with Carmen and Aunt Isabel. I’ll be back before you get home.”

“I’d rather you stayed home.”

“I need to apologize for causing a scene at the funeral in person.”

“Take your phone and don’t go out of Blade’s sight,” Gavin ordered.

“I know. Maybe he should get a pedicure with us,” she teased. She felt extremely lighthearted and carefree. Last night Carmen accused her of being in a sex coma. Maybe she was right. Gavin spent the past three days making up for lost time. He was an insatiable beast and she loved it. She had been worshipped to the point of exhaustion, but the real world was calling and they both needed to answer.

“I don’t care if he gets a pedicure, as long as he’s armed,” Gavin said.

“I’ll be fine.” Gavin hesitated and she took pity on him. She wrapped her arms around his waist. “Do you want me to call you?”

“Every hour.”

“Every hour?” she echoed. “Isn’t that a bit much?”

“After losing you twice and with a killer on the loose? I don’t think so.”

“Aren’t you going to be busy today? You don’t want me interrupting—”

“That’s exactly what I want you to do. It’s the only way I’ll be able to get anything done.”

“Okay,” she conceded. “Once an hour. Be expecting eight phone calls.”

“Looking forward to it.” He kissed her deeply and then met her eyes. “Be here when I get home.”

“I will be.”

He gave her another kiss before he strode towards his Aston Martin. The guards got out of his way. When he opened the driver’s side door, he eyed Lyla over the roof of the car. He pointed at her before he got in and peeled out of the driveway. Blade walked up to her with a grin.

“So you got him to go back to work. That’s good.”

Lyla raised a brow. “He had to go back sometime.”

“I thought he would go back in a month or two.” Blade shrugged. “What are you up to today?”

“I’m going to have a girl’s day with Carmen and her mom. I’ll leave in an hour?”

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