Lahat ng Kabanata ng Love & Fate Series: The Thrown Away Girl: Kabanata 181 - Kabanata 190

I nod my head.Brody huffed in frustration. "How about tonight you stay at a hotel and let Lucy stay with your mother?" He asks, staring right into me, trying to anticipate any other complications that would make his plan collapse.I thought about it, and looked up at Brody. As much as I want my daughter with me, it's probably safer for her to be with my parents. And if I wasn't at home, Zach wouldn't know where I was... it would be safer for me too, but..."I can keep watch," he insists, probably reading my mind. There are so many things that could go wrong if Zach follows me... I don't know what he would do to me if he found me all alone and vulnerable. But with Brody's offer..."You would do that?" I ask, surprised.I see the twitch of his lips that don't quite make it to a full smile before he hides it, "Yeah. I would. My job is to keep people safe."My heart flutters at the softness in his voice. Because he wasn't talking about people in the general sense of the term. No. He was

I really don't think this is about his daughter at all. I really think this is about Becca. But I'm not going to tell her my theory yet. It will upset her more, not that it would change anything. Zach is only asking about his daughter because he knows they are a package deal and is willing to take the child as long as he gets what he wants.I still don't understand how the hell he made bail. Charlie said his buddy showed up and paid his bail. I would've preferred he didn't have any friends and he was stuck in jail a little while longer.I wish I could put him away... I want to convince Becca to at least put a restraining order on him! That way I can keep her safe. If she presses charges, he could stand trial, but I can't do a damn thing without her say-so. I want that bastard to pay for every little thing he has done to her.I know she is pretending to be strong, and I admire that. But that doesn't mean she doesn't deserve justice, and it also doesn't mean she is weak if she leans on

Becca's POVI wake to a warm and gentle embrace. I'm not really sure I want to move or not. I feel so safe and... comfortable. I think I could happy just stay like this forever.I'm not sure if I'm dreaming or not... No one has ever held me this gently before. But I can feel the fabric over a taut, warm chest under my fingertips. I can hear the strong drum beat of a heart. And I can smell... something musky and male and absolutely delicious.I blink my eyes open, and for half a second I'm confused. Why is Brody holding me?And then I remember... I had been upset by a nightmare last night.“Shh, Becca. You’re safe,” he whispered while stroking my hair. He was so gentle with me.It took me a moment to come to my senses, but I recognized him, and I wanted to hold onto something... anything to ground me. Anything that would make me feel safe.I asked him to hold me. “Can you hold me?” I begged him. I don't know when I've felt so vulnerable as at that moment. I probably shouldn't have put

"Don't worry about Lucy, honey. She is just fine! Are you coming to see her, or are you just going straight to work?" she asks like she already knows my answer."I'm going to work," I mumble, not wanting to deal with this again. This is not the first time I've been in the hospital and gone back to work like this. It seems like no one thinks I'm capable of working after I send a day in the hospital! I'm not weak! I can take it!"Hmm... If I were you I'd take the day off!" she grumbles."You sound like Brody!" I chuckle, thinking about him holding me in his arms doing his hardest to persuade me to stay home. I wouldn't let him change my mind either!"Do I, now? Hmm... I knew I liked that young man!" I hear her cackling on the other end like a mad woman. I know my mother and she will come up with something to get us together by the end of the week one way or the other! She may just take my daughter for the week and have Brody watch me so I'm not lonely! That woman is a menace!"Mom!" I m

Mandy doesn't even acknowledge me as she takes my daughter from me. As if she thinks she needs to protect her from her own father. But she doesn't. I'll prove it to all of them. But right now I don't care that they are keeping the kid from me.That's fine because I'm really just here for Becca.“Zach, why are you here?” She demands the moment Mandy leaves the room. There is no love or devotion in her eyes. Nothing that shows she is happy to see me the way she was looking at the cop! It grates my nerves! There is steel in her spine. Nothing like the submissive woman I've known for years.“I came to tell you I was sorry I lost my temper. You need to come home with me, baby. We need to be family again!” I plead with my most sincere face, trying to get her to believe me. I want her to come back with me. If it means taking care of a child then so be it. I'm sure she doesn't need that much attention. She's just a tiny little thing. I guess I can share.“And why the hell would I do that? We