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“Oh no!” I cried. “They must’ve come here first!”

“You stay here and lock the doors. Do not follow me, understand?”

I nodded and did what he said.

But the whole time he was in there, I sat frozen with fear.

You can’t run forever…

CHAPTERFOUR

Arlo

I hadn’t broughtmy gun with me today, but now I wish I had. Instead, I pulled out my pocket knife just in case and went through her cabin. They destroyed the place and ransacked every inch.

My heart broke into a million pieces for Sadie. How could her own mother do this?

As soon as Crew answered Lacey’s call, I knew something wasn’t right at the spa. I felt it in my gut, and I didn’t even wait for Crew to tell me what was happening.

What if I hadn’t been there? What if they had taken her and I didn’t have the chance to save her?

My stomach twisted into knots. I could’ve been over at the other office space with Pierce, Finn, and Archer. I wouldn’t have known what was going on.

But I wasn’t. And I saved her. Even when Crew told me to slow down, or when Julian and Rowan tried to keep up with me, I saved my girl.

And now I wasn’t ever letting her out of my sight.

After I deemed the place clear, I brought Sadie in, and we cleaned up the mess together. “Thankfully, they didn’t break any windows. We’re due for some storms soon. The last thing you need is freezing rain or snow piling up in here.”

“Shit, Arlo, what the hell am I supposed to do? This was all of my things. Things I worked so hard to save for…to buy for myself…” Sadie collapsed onto the now torn couch cover, the stuffing from the inside coming out. “My childhood was horrible.” Sadie filled me in on all the details, and my heart broke even more.

“So I stole around five hundred dollars. Just to get me on a bus and away from there. I found the cheapest motel and lived off ramen noodles and cheap gas station food until I found a job.”

“I don’t blame you for doing what you had to in order to get out of a bad situation. Anyone would do the same.”

“I flew under the radar for three years. How did they find me now?”

“I don’t know, love.” I took her hands in mine, pulled her to her feet, and wrapped my body around hers. I loved the way she felt in my arms, and I couldn’t get enough. “But you don’t have to worry. Not now. Not ever. I won’t let anything happen to you.”

“You’re too good to me.”

I leaned back and tilted her chin up. Her gorgeous plump pink lips begged to be kissed. I inched closer, and she tensed.

“Arlo…I…I need to tell you something.”

“What?” I whispered.

“I’ve never been kissed before.”

Instant heat flooded through me from head to toe.

My beautiful girl…my gorgeous, stunning girl had never been kissed? Did that mean...?

“Have you ever been touched before?”

Sadie shook her head, and I groaned.Fuck, this woman was going to be the end of me.

I rested my forehead against hers, which wasn’t easy considering how much shorter she was, and closed my eyes. I tried to control my breathing. My fingers gripped her waist, and anticipation and excitement lit a fire in my bloodstream, causing every nerve ending to come alive and spark.

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