in a skintight, navy, long-sleeved t-shirt that accentuated every chiseled muscle in his chest, shoulders, and arms, as well as ar

cond later he was there, all muscular eleg

d no idea what to anticipate, so I prepared myself until I felt his fingers on my temple. They traced delicatel

sk quietly, "Are y

a

pen to find him bend

ine,"

ear to be fine

am," I sa

led up in a protecti

n excellen

ok my

to face him. I was so taken aback by this statement, for a lot of reas

," ML said

" I said, may

seemed to stare at me attentively for a few beats, then one side of his mout

or you," he replied gentl

his lower side crushed down on my top side and hi

nding for me. Magtanggol star

possessive, implying to Magtanggol that he was claiming me. But that hand... that hand looked to

I do wi

than ML and noticed him bending

happened," h

a breather, and he nodded. "I knew someone was in my house, but I knew it was for genuine," he nodded again, and I continued speaking. "So I dialed 911, but not before thinking I needed a baseball bat." But, while I waited for you, I decided that instead of a baseball bat, I want

h one would you choose if you

fixed on mine, before responding

He has the ability to shoot a nasty m

but I wasn't sure wheth

said quiet

faint smile, "So

lobe because it was all I had,

the one in th

with me. The officer who gave me a tour of my resid

one in the

tanggol's gaze raised to him despite the fact that he didn'

roof. He could see qu

L's black eyes lowered to mine as hi

miss muc

ed as much, I didn't bel

nh," I

eturned his gaze. "What occurred when

I came to a halt when ML's fingers tightened; this wasn't a squeeze; it was something more, and his fingers didn't release. Even as I didn't want to, I had to con

gtanggol

d. "White, hmm... Caucasian," I s

d," Magtangg

yes,"

n's hand?" Magtanggol inquired

abelle," I an

gers again, but thi

at back and

r sister?"

that's why you're here, along with eight uniform officers,

brief chuckle, and I looked up to find him smirking. He didn't have

Magtanggol, he was wearin

hardest,"

rea tonight, or if she was, she heard the sirens and fled." She disliked cops since she was a child. I've always

she d

ol inquire

six at

ealized what was going on, and

my head.

int of future disaster

Barbies," ML said, and my bo

what, what? What made hi

onstricted

ms? " Magtanggol inquired, and I shift

lot, but they already know I can't assist them with that because I'm not close to my sister a

e Gomez cupboards are empty, or that I don't

again, and something about him had altered

yes,"

me, as if to say, "You don't know anything e

'm not interested in finding out. Today I formally disowne

from ML, but Magtanggol

ight come to see you tonig

is that they didn't steal anything and came s

tightened. Then a muscle in his cheek twitched, his gaze went to ML,

had a sister who I knew was in severe trouble, she wouldn't be talking to Kane Allen, she wouldn't be sleeping alone,

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