Page 190 of Daddy's Wild Girl

He picked her up, cradling her against his chest. “I will.” Then he glared around at everyone, this huge, scary-looking beast of a man. “What’re you all staring at!”

Everyone scattered out of his way as he carried Mary-Anne out.

“Well, that was unexpected,” Bebe said, turning in his arms. “Take me home, Corby-baby?”

He leaned into her, his mouth brushing her ear. “Call me that one more time, and I’ll be pulling over on the side of the road to spank your naughty ass.”

“Hmm. Promise?”

Oh, that was definitely a promise.

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Bebe had never been this happy in her life.

She held Corbin’s hand, swinging it back and forth as they headed to his truck which was parked out the back of The Wishing Well.

Staring up at the sky, she marvelled at the stars. It was so different from the city. Here . . . she felt like she could breathe.

Corbin unlocked his truck and lifted her in. He grabbed the belt and pulled it over before kissing the tip of her nose.

“Good day, baby?”

“The best, Daddy.”

As he started straightening, he stiffened. What was wrong?

He turned just as something came toward them.

No. Someone.

Corbin ducked down, but he was too late and something struck him hard on the head. He crumpled onto the ground.

She screamed, but then a hooded man appeared in front of her, covering her mouth.

“Scream and I kill him. Nod if you understand.”

The voice was deep and it was obviously a man. A large, tall man. But she couldn’t see his features, they were obscured by a mask and he was wearing all black.

Had he been waiting out here for them? Who was he?

He undid her seatbelt and tied her wrists together. Leaning down, he picked up Corbin, throwing him over his shoulder.

What was he doing? Where was he taking him?

What the hell was happening?

Should she have tried to scream? But she didn’t want him to hurt Corbin.

Maybe she should try to run? But he could still kill Corbin.

She couldn’t take the risk. And she didn’t want to be separated from him.

So she stayed where she was. But the second she saw her chance, she was taking it.

Bebe had finally found her Happy-Ever-After and no one was going to ruin that for her.

Corbin had a killer of a headache.

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