Page 60 of Hunter

I watchedas her muscles relaxed in my arms, and she fell asleep.

I pulled away so I could see her face.

This was the first time she actually fell asleep,knowingI was nearby.

How trusting.

Like a little lamb.

And fuck me, but I wanted to protect this little lamb.

I let my hand drift up, tucking a long strand of her midnight hair away from her face.

There was a certain delicateness to her expression when she fell asleep that I couldn’t get enough of.

This one was mine.

Now and forever.

I didn’t know when my intentions with her shifted away from the girl I should hate for sending me to prison and toward this girl that looked, sounded, andfeltlike mine.

I was keeping her.

And I would never let her go.

Leaning down, I placed a small kiss on her forehead. Her nose wrinkled in the most adorable little way.

I shook my head, knowing I would have to leave her soon.

I would be back tonight, and it would be the first night I got to spend with her in my arms. I couldn’t fucking wait.

Quietly, I stood up with her in my arms and walked to my bedroom. I placed her down, shifting her body up a bit to get to the covers and pulling it over her, tucking her in.

I moved to the bottom of the bed and removed her shoes, grabbing one foot between my hands and taking in the adorable yellow socks she had on.

I’d never had to take care of anyone but myself, but this felt natural.

It felt as if I was born to take care of her.

Walking back to her, I cupped her head, staring at her for a beat before I forced myself to move and walked out of the bedroom, closing the door behind me.

Gone was the protector, and in its place was a fucking killer.

And my next victim?

Dylan Brown.

I had the fucker’s wallet and looked at it in the kitchen when I went to grab her a glass of water.

The fucker lived in this building just two floors above me.

And if he woke up in the alleyway, I had no doubt he would crawl home to recuperate.

That wasn’t going to happen tonight.

He touched what was mine.

I pulled out my cell phone and called Micah.

---