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not been paying attention if you think you’re any more so than Jade is. She’s very private, too.”
“So you’re saying that I should talk this over with her before I act? Put things on hold until she says it’s okay?” Sapphire nodded, but Blair had a feeling it wasn’t going to do any good. Quentin’s mind was set. “I’ll tell her about it. But the faster we move on this before he finds another woman to hurt the better. Even you can see that.”
“I can and I’m sure she will as well , but I doubt it will make much of a difference to her in the long run. You’re still moving in on things that have nothing at all do to with you.” Quentin shook his head, but Sapphire didn’t let him speak. “You’ll see when she finds out. And you can bet that she will. I won’t tell her and I’m sure Blair won’t either, but she will. Mark my words.”
Blair had a feeling that Quentin had no idea what he was going to be up against. Blair knew these women, all of them, and if there were a more independent group of them, he’d never want to meet them. But Jade was the most stubborn, even more so than his own mate.
“I’ll make sure she’s kept in the loop. But I’m going to have to move on this. The sooner we get him taken care of, the sooner she’ll be happy. And I want her happy.” Blair nodded. She might be happy when she found out, but he doubted that very much.
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Jade watched Angie as she ran from one group of children to the next. She was having a good time, it was obvious. But Angie watched the teacher that sat on the bench like she expected him to attack at any moment. When Emerald sat down beside her, she smiled but still watched Quentin’s little girl.
“You should see if he’ll enroll her in this school. She’s fitting right in.” Jade nodded at her sister. “I wonder what she sees with Ben. She’s watching him like she knows him, but when I asked he said he’d never seen her before.”
“I don’t know. I was thinking the same thing. It’s almost like she expects him to attack her.” Jade stood up when Ben did and waited for him to call the other kids in. “What do you know about him?”
“Nothing much as yet. He had four cubs of his own . Two of them are in the higher grades, one is still at home, and the other child is in the group over where Angie is.” When he went toward the group of kids, Angie pushed one of the children behind her, seemingly protecting her. “I wonder what’s going on.”
The y both walked to the group in time to hear Angie tell him to stay away. The little girl behind her was crying. And when Ben tried to reach for her, Angie screamed. Jade took off running. Emerald was right behind her.
“She’s not letting her pass.” Jade looked at Ben, then to Angie as he continued talking. “I have to take the other children in after recess, and this little girl is keeping her from joining the group.”
Angie lifted her chin up and glared at her when she knelt down to speak to her. She looked so much like her dad in that moment that Jade wanted to laugh. Instead, she cleared her throat and asked Ben to give her a minute.
“Angie, they have to go in. You promised me when I brought you here you’d be a good girl.” She was nodding even before Jade finished speaking. “Then let her pass. She’s holding up the class.”
“He’s hurting her and the other little girls.” Jade’s skin prickled, and her body felt frozen. “Alexis said he was hurting them in the closet. She said that he hurts them all.”
Emerald moved to stand up. She had no idea what her sister was going to do, but Jade reached for Sapphire. She had to know just what was going on even if it turned out to be nothing.
“I’m coming home from the doctor ’s now and can be there in about ten minutes. Take her into the office and stay there with her. And the other little girl. Like you, I’m not sure what’s going on, but I’m not taking any chances. Blair is with me so I’ll let
“So you’re saying that I should talk this over with her before I act? Put things on hold until she says it’s okay?” Sapphire nodded, but Blair had a feeling it wasn’t going to do any good. Quentin’s mind was set. “I’ll tell her about it. But the faster we move on this before he finds another woman to hurt the better. Even you can see that.”
“I can and I’m sure she will as well , but I doubt it will make much of a difference to her in the long run. You’re still moving in on things that have nothing at all do to with you.” Quentin shook his head, but Sapphire didn’t let him speak. “You’ll see when she finds out. And you can bet that she will. I won’t tell her and I’m sure Blair won’t either, but she will. Mark my words.”
Blair had a feeling that Quentin had no idea what he was going to be up against. Blair knew these women, all of them, and if there were a more independent group of them, he’d never want to meet them. But Jade was the most stubborn, even more so than his own mate.
“I’ll make sure she’s kept in the loop. But I’m going to have to move on this. The sooner we get him taken care of, the sooner she’ll be happy. And I want her happy.” Blair nodded. She might be happy when she found out, but he doubted that very much.
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Jade watched Angie as she ran from one group of children to the next. She was having a good time, it was obvious. But Angie watched the teacher that sat on the bench like she expected him to attack at any moment. When Emerald sat down beside her, she smiled but still watched Quentin’s little girl.
“You should see if he’ll enroll her in this school. She’s fitting right in.” Jade nodded at her sister. “I wonder what she sees with Ben. She’s watching him like she knows him, but when I asked he said he’d never seen her before.”
“I don’t know. I was thinking the same thing. It’s almost like she expects him to attack her.” Jade stood up when Ben did and waited for him to call the other kids in. “What do you know about him?”
“Nothing much as yet. He had four cubs of his own . Two of them are in the higher grades, one is still at home, and the other child is in the group over where Angie is.” When he went toward the group of kids, Angie pushed one of the children behind her, seemingly protecting her. “I wonder what’s going on.”
The y both walked to the group in time to hear Angie tell him to stay away. The little girl behind her was crying. And when Ben tried to reach for her, Angie screamed. Jade took off running. Emerald was right behind her.
“She’s not letting her pass.” Jade looked at Ben, then to Angie as he continued talking. “I have to take the other children in after recess, and this little girl is keeping her from joining the group.”
Angie lifted her chin up and glared at her when she knelt down to speak to her. She looked so much like her dad in that moment that Jade wanted to laugh. Instead, she cleared her throat and asked Ben to give her a minute.
“Angie, they have to go in. You promised me when I brought you here you’d be a good girl.” She was nodding even before Jade finished speaking. “Then let her pass. She’s holding up the class.”
“He’s hurting her and the other little girls.” Jade’s skin prickled, and her body felt frozen. “Alexis said he was hurting them in the closet. She said that he hurts them all.”
Emerald moved to stand up. She had no idea what her sister was going to do, but Jade reached for Sapphire. She had to know just what was going on even if it turned out to be nothing.
“I’m coming home from the doctor ’s now and can be there in about ten minutes. Take her into the office and stay there with her. And the other little girl. Like you, I’m not sure what’s going on, but I’m not taking any chances. Blair is with me so I’ll let
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