“Bryce—”
“Nonnegotiable. Your brothers will agree with me.”
I nodded numbly. He was right. I had no idea what Dominic had injected me with. I’d go to the hospital.
Then I wanted to go home.
And put an end to this madness once and for all.
“By the way,” Bryce said, “you have a new nephew.”
I jerked. “What?”
“Melanie’s water broke earlier today. The baby’s small but doing well. He’s expected to be fine.”
“It’s my fault,” I said. “All the stress from my being taken must have made her go into labor.”
“Don’t take this on,” he said soothingly. “You didn’t ask for this, and the baby is doing fine.”
“Joe doesn’t know about you being here, does he?”
“He knows you were missing, but no. He doesn’t know about Colin’s message to Jade.”
“Thank God it worked.” I sighed.
Bryce gripped my shoulders and pushed me away slightly, meeting my gaze. The moonlight slid over his features. He looked both beautiful and insanely mad at the same time.
“Thank God,” he echoed. “I’m never letting you out of my sight again.”
Chapter Nineteen
Bryce
Marjorie.
I held on to her, relishing her body melded against mine. We fit together so perfectly, almost divinely, even like this.
I hadn’t let the fear overtake me while I searched for her, hadn’t let myself give in to the fear that threatened to consume me. No, I’d had to focus—focus enough to be able to use every bit of my muscle to kick in doors. For her.
But now? Holding her like this, letting her cry into me…
All the fear flew through me in retrospect.
I couldn’t let her go. Didn’t want to let her go. If I let her move away from my body, would I be able to protect her?
I’d meant what I said. I wanted her and Colin to go to a hospital to get checked out. Talon was probably already on the road with his mother. Had he checked in with Ryan and Ruby?
Colin still had my phone.
Even if I had it, I wasn’t sure I’d have let go of Marj to text them.
I wasn’t ready to let go just yet.
I might never be.
“All good,” Colin said. “They’re on their way.”
I nodded.