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‘You could do with some better window locks,’ Cage said, the professional and serious tone back in his voice. ‘The door too. I can help fix that.’

‘Y-y-y-yes, thank you,’ Katie said, nervously.

‘So, that other girl?’ Cage enquired, running his hand up and down the front door. ‘Is she your… girlfriend?’

‘Cassie!’ Katie exclaimed, almost bursting out into laughter. ‘No, she’s definitely not my type! She’s great. I love her. But we’re BFFs, nothing else.’

Cage grunted a response as he continued to check underneath ledges. Based on what Katie had seen on TV and in movies, it was possible Cage was checking for bugs or secret recording devices.

Katie was too scared to ask about that.

She almost would rather not have known.

‘Those locks, are they… expensive?’ Katie asked, knowing full well that she couldn’t afford to spend money on extra home security. ‘I’m not exactly rolling in dollars at the moment.’

Katie sighed.

It sucked to not have money.

Especially when it meant that she wasn’t even able to afford to make herself more secure at home.

Cage could evidently see that Katie was a little bit down.

‘Hey, I’ve got an idea,’ Cage said, stopping his investigations and walking over to Katie. ‘If you feel scared. Seriously scared. And if you haven’t got anywhere else to stay. Then… come and live with me.’

Did I just hear that right?

Katie didn’t know what to stay.

She was speechless.

Katie’s mouth was so wide open she could have taken in the most super-sized sub available in the city.

On the one hand, it sounded like something she might have read in one of her romance novels.

A hot, hunky and domineering cop takes in a soft, sensitive Little.

It was the stuff dreams are made of.

But Katie had to be realistic.

It would just lead to so many possible complications.

Plus, as Cage himself had said, there was no way she should live her life in fear of some external threat.

Anyway, there might not be any more photos.

It could have been a horrible one-off.

‘Thank you for the offer, but no,’ Katie blurted out, still not entirely sure if this was the right thing to do. ‘I don’t mean it as an insult, but-’

‘No, no, it’s fine,’ Cage said, his tone even.

If Cage was offended or upset at having his offer turned down, he sure was hiding it well.

The pair of them continued to talk about more DIY security improvements that Katie could make. Ones that wouldn’t impact on her limited budget.

Katie thought that Cage was being very kind.

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