Chapter 69
69
Daddy was so snuggly.
And he felt really warm. Faith could just cuddle with him all day. So, when he went to put her back on her cushion, she latched onto him with her good arm and held on tight.
Perhaps she should tell him what she wanted.
But no, Daddy would know.
Faith was firmly in her happy place. Daddy would take care of her.
“Not ready to let go, huh?” he murmured.
He got it. She wriggled in happiness.
Standing, he cradled her against him and patted her bottom gently.
“It’s nearly time for your nap.”
Noo! Little Blossom didn’t want Daddy to let go of her.
“Shh,” he murmured. “You can sit with me for a while and then I’ll put you down.”
He sat behind his desk and arranged her so she was straddling him, her legs on either side of his. She snuggled in, safe and secure in Daddy’s arms.
Where she belonged.
Faith didn’t know how long she stayed there, but she must have been close to drifting off to sleep because she startled when he lifted her.
“Easy, Little Blossom. I’m just going to take you into your playroom for a nap.”
She made a noise of discontent. It wasn’t that she didn’t love her playroom, but she wanted Daddy with her.
“If you’re a good girl, Daddy will let you suck on his cock until you go to sleep.”
Ooh. Yay!
So, she put up with him putting her on the toilet and helping her wash her hands. Then he put on a clean pair of training pants, not that she needed new ones.
When he laid her on the bed, he drew down his pants and boxers, revealing his thick, heavy erection. He raised her electric bed so she was at the perfect height to roll over and take his cock into her mouth.
And yes, everything was perfect in Faith’s world.
Reuben kept the door to the playroom open, even though he had a camera set up, so he could watch Faith. Then he drew his phone from his pocket. It had buzzed twice while Faith was sucking him.
That hadn’t been his smartest idea. Because he was in pain right now. Christ. He reached down and adjusted himself as he answered the call.
“Hey.”
“Reuben,” Alejandro said back. “How is Faith? How are you?”
“We’re doing a lot better.”
And he was. Sure, he still wanted to obsessively watch her, but it wasn’t consuming every minute of his day.
“Good. I have some news. It’s not good.”
He tensed. “What is it?”
“Lou has been found.”
Fuck. Yes.
“How is that anything but good?” he asked.
“Because the cops got to her first. And because she’s dead.”
“What?” That was unexpected.
“She washed up on the shores of the Hudson. Until the autopsy comes through, we won’t know what killed her.”
“Right. Fuck.” He was hoping they’d find her alive. How would they get their answers now? “Do they know her identity?”
“Not yet. There was no identification on her and apparently her prints weren’t on file. There’s something else. I set The Hunter after Venturo’s lawyer.”
“You didn’t tell me that.”
The Hunter was exactly what he sounded like. Someone who hunted people down. He cost an arm and a leg, but he got the job done. However, he’d only take jobs from people he knew or were recommended to him.
“I needed to get some things off my plate,” Alejandro said.
“What is it?” Reuben asked, worried about the exhaustion in his friend’s voice. “What’s wrong?”
“Nothing you need to concern yourself with.”
“Alejandro,” he warned.
“You have enough going on. I just need you to concentrate on Faith.”
“That’s not the way this works.”
“Yes, it is,” Alejandro growled back.
“I know I work for you, but I’m your friend first. Don’t keep stuff from me.”
Alejandro sighed. “Tariq came through with some information. He heard that Venturo came into some money before he died.”
Reuben sucked in a breath. How did they not know about that?
“His mother died. They were estranged. That could have something to do with his death.”
That still didn’t explain the note of stress in Alejandro’s voice.
“What else?” he asked.
“It’s the fucking police chief. Sticking his nose where it doesn’t belong. I’m going to have to do something about him, and soon. We had to abort a shipment and send it to Boston instead, which is delaying shit all over the place.”
And Alejandro didn’t like delays or problems.
“Let me know what you need from me and if anything else happens.”
“I will.”
“Did The Hunter find Venturo’s lawyer?”
“Of course he did. He’s bringing him in for questioning. We’ll do it tomorrow night if you want in.”
He did. But he also didn’t want to leave his girl.
“Bring Faith here,” Alejandro added as if he’d heard his thoughts. “Cat will take care of her. And Rafael will be here along with more guards.”
Right. If she were going to be safe anywhere, it would be at Alejandro’s place.