Page 21 of Cage

It could be her sleazy landlord.

Yuck.

Or worse, it could be the creep who had sent her the photo.

That waseven worse.

‘Aren’t you going to answer that?’ Cassie asked. ‘It could be an Amazon delivery. Remember that new coloring set you ordered?’

‘Hmm, I guess,’ Katie said, a little unsure.

Katie got to her feet and walked over towards the door.

She took a deep breath and just before she opened the door, a voice came through from the other side.

‘It’s me, Detective Jenson. I’ve come to check in on you, Katie.’

OMG.

This is… kinda strange.

But I’m super-excited too…

Katie opened the door and immediately felt herself get excited by the sight of Cage standing there in her doorway.

Cage was so tall and handsome.

Even in more casual clothing he looked incredible.

Cage was the hottest off-duty cop Katie had ever seen.

‘Please, come in,’ Katie said, stepping to one side and pointing Cage inside the apartment.

‘I was just in the area,’ Cage said, standing in the middle of the living space, casting his eyes over the room. ‘I thought it would be a good idea to stop by. See that everything was okay with you. You know, after you came into the station.’

Katie nodded in thanks.

After a quick, but excited, exchange of looks Cassie made an exit.

Katie knew that Cassie would be messaging her frantically later on.

But right now, it was time to focus her thoughts on Cage.

‘Cute toys,’ Cage said, pointing over towards the stuffies. ‘Looks like you were having a fun time. That’s good. You can’t allow yourself to live in fear.’

Katie appreciated the way Cage was so understanding and accepting of the stuffies.

Not all men would be.

Some people could be very judgmental and react badly to seeing something like this.

Katie knew that from painful experience.

But Cage was showing himself to be different.

Very different.

Katie continued to watch as Cage wandered around the apartment. Cage was checking the windows. Running his strong hands across the window ledges. Seeing what was up.

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