Page 126 of Protector Daddy

He only laughed.

And he said I was a menace. Though I was almost sure he’d learned some of these tormenting ways from me.

He pulled his cruiser to a stop at the end of the driveway and I could hear Boomer barking up a storm from inside at the surprise midday visit. I was about to jump out when Christian opened his glovebox and withdrew something long and dark.

“Not so fast.”

I frowned at what he held. It looked like one of his ties. “What’s that?”

“Blindfold.”

My pulse started to trip. “You want me to put it on you?”

“Ha. Good one. Get out then turn around for me.”

I did as he asked as he rounded the hood in measured steps.

My clit pounded in time.This man.He’d been so incredible before. Christian on romance books was next level.

Maybe I’d have to try some of the more adventurous novels my online book club had recommended. We’d have lots of fun this winter.

Not that we hadn’t had tons of fun from the start. There was a reason Mickey was totally jealous of our sex life. I couldn’t even blame her.

Somehow I’d gotten way, way lucky.

He came up behind me and wrapped the blindfold around my head. “Too tight?” he rasped.

“No. It’s fine. Boomer may wonder what’s up though.”

“Let him wonder.” Loosely, he gripped my hands and redirected me toward the house, but not the front door. Instead, he aimed me to go up the side stairs that led around to the back.

I climbed slowly, feeling uncertain even though I knew this house well by now. Christian held onto me securely though, guiding me in his husky voice. Turning me on even more didn’t help my balance, but I made it to the door then inside with his help.

Books were miracles if this was going to lead me to somewhere good. And it basically had to.

Unless Asher’s podcast about “When Love Goes Wrong” came to fruition. Maybe I should just check.

“If you’re doing this to murder me, Mickey will instantly blame you, and my brothers will have your head.”

Christian’s laughter was deep and rich. “That’s a true statement about your brothers, but alas, no. Besides, Mickey’s now on my team.”

“What?” I whipped my head around but I still couldn’t see a damn thing. “What did you bribe her with?”

“Access to Jimmy.”

I gasped. “You set her up with a sex rendezvous?”

He laughed harder. “Um, no. Just agreed to text her when he went to lunch on his next work day.” He had to stop to take a breath because he was laughing too hard. “Do you have a secret stash of books? Maybe you should be a writer yourself because even your collection isn’t as good as the theories you come up with. Okay, I need to open this door and take off your blindfold.”

“Oh,” I said reverently. “The locked room will finally be revealed!”

“Yes. Nosy girl.” He kissed the side of my head. “Who I love to distraction.”

“Dammit, stop stalling.”

Still laughing, he untied the blindfold and opened the door so suddenly that I stumbled over the threshold and had to catch myself from falling.

And opened my eyes to a wonderland.

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