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"Victoria, I can't lose you. I can't let someone take you from me, and I can't let you walk out that door… away from me. Whether you like it or not, you've become ours. Leo will track you down if you refuse, so just know we will come after you again, if you say no." His slight tease made my grin grow more.

"Just call me Vicki when you don't use my nicknames. Only my dad uses Victoria."

"And you're just telling us this?" Kage challenged our week together.

I shrugged in my awful gown. "I thought I'd only know you for a week. Now it sounds like you're signing up for longer."

"Forever not for longer," Leopold corrected, and I squealed before realizing how obvious I made my intentions to the group. “And now I’m glad I only called you Vicki.”

“Why is that?” I just realized he never did call me anything else.

“I learned generic nicknames can be used for anyone at any given time, so when I’m with the woman I want to spend the rest of my life with, I call her by name, so she knows it’s only her on my mind.”

My heart swelled.

"Ugh, this mushy shit is going to make me puke. Meet me at the car, you slut." Luce nailed my ass with a slap that she got in through the small gap along the back. The nurse came in when she left, undoing everything I'd been hooked to and helped me keep my balance in the bathroom to put Kage's shirt on with my mini skirt I'd been in when we were taken. My shirt had blood on it for evidence, so he offered me his because Leopold would bring them new ones. The nurse made sure I had everything before leaving me to exit on my own. I fiddled with the straps of the hospital bag they gave me, waiting.

"Are you going to do as instructed, Little Diva? Are you going to be a good girl, waiting for me when I get home?" Talon asked.

And I knew the perfect thing to say once he eased the tension around my heart, claiming he wanted me. "I don't know. It could be fun to be hunted and punished. Maybe I'll be a bad girl, Daddy?"

Kage groaned with a guttural sound, wanting exactly that, so I left, knowing I would be a good girl who waited for them to pick me up at my place. The hunt wouldn't be too extravagant, but the discipline would be when Talon got released. I turned my back to leave, biting my lip in anticipation instead of anxiety.

My feet barely moved to the door when Talon spoke again. “Oh, and Little Diva?”

I swiveled my head to take in the three of them. The three that were now mine. “Yes, Daddy?”

They groaned at my playful response because I moaned with it. It felt nice to hold that power. Talon let the corner of his mouth turn up. “Happy Valentine’s Day, Baby.”

Ugh, it was like he wanted me to fuck him right here, right now. I let my dark smile broadcast. “Careful, or the nurse just might have to return from your heartrate accelerating, and it might scare her to find out why…”

Kage muttered some curses. “Can I just catch her now?”

Yeah, I ran from the room just in case Talon okayed that order.

Chapter 31

Lucinda

"So I cleared the room. You have less than ten minutes before someone will come check on him," Detective Sharp whispered to me, guiding me to the interrogation room I needed.

"And the cameras?" I asked quietly, passing his coworkers with a kind smile.

"Off." He got me to the door, pausing before letting me in. He wanted to ask something and made sure no one saw him letting me into the lion's den. "Can I ask why? I mean, besides you saying he has something on you the cops can't know about."

"No, but you can have my ass tonight." My offer made him grin, so I leaned in for my words to only be within his reach. "He took something from me and tried murdering my best friend, so he needs a gentle reminder to stay the fuck away from someone who has true power."

"And that's you?" his breath hitched, already aroused. They always were.

"I'm the biggest baddie this world has no idea about." I kissed his cheek before slipping into the private room.

Valentino lifted his annoyed gaze, believing another cop planned to come in, but they widened when he saw me. "You!"

"Me!" I raised my gaze and touched my chest at his appreciation for my acting.

"You were the one who set me up!" he shouted.

"And you tried breaking your word that you'd give me twenty-two hours. Your little stunt nearly destroyed everything I'd been working on. And to think, you almost cost your son his freedom..." I tsked my tongue.

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