Forsaken (Protectors #4)

Eli

I was tempted to not answer the knock on the door, especially since I had a good guess as to who it was. Humiliation blazed through me as I wiped away the tears that I hadn’t been able to stem from the moment I’d realized that I’d made a terrible mistake after Mav had told me he didn’t want my money.

The way he’d looked at me as I’d finally woken up from the daze I’d been in…

I shook my head and climbed off the loveseat. Baby was already eagerly waiting by the door, his big butt wiggling in anticipation. As I approached the door, I used the hem of my shirt to wipe my face, though I knew the move would do little to hide what I’d been doing for the last couple of hours.