Her eyes light up. “That sounds even better.”
I drop a kiss on her forehead. “Sleep tight, kiddo.”
“Sweet dreams,” Evie responds, grasping Paulie a little tighter.
I make my way over to the connecting door that leads to my room. Just before I slip through thepartition, I glance back.
A pang of overwhelming emotion and a single thought cross my head at the same time, powerfulenough to knock me down.
I’d do anything to keep her safe.
It’s gone as quick as it came. I shudder at all the implications of that.
But now’s not the time to explore what it means.
For me. For her. For our respective futures.
Best to just keep my head down until I can figure a way out.
I strip off my clothes and spend a full half an hour soaking in the tub. When I’ve finishe
