Page 51 of Her Hero Daddy

“Maybe find one thing to be strict about and see how she reacts. I mean, from what you’ve told me, she seems to obey you when you get more firm with her. She seems pretty compliant in general, though. But that will probably change as she gets more comfortable with you. Do you think she likes you as more than just a friend?”

Kane thought about that.

“We kissed. A couple of times. She seemed to enjoy it. She also doesn’t resist or pull away whenever I pull her onto my lap. But she hasn’t outright said anything to me.”

Luke looked at him as though he’d grown a third eye.

“Do you honestly think she would come out and say something about liking you? You took her in from an abusive relationship, and you wrestle alligators, according to her and Ally, and you’re intimidating and pretty intense at times. You’re going to have to take the lead in this one. Obviously, you wouldn’t do anything without her consent, but do what you do best and run the show.”

Kane chuckled. “Haylee told her about me wrestling alligators, huh?”

“Yep, and now Ally calls you Alligator Man whenever she talks about you.”

Letting out a low whistle, Kane shook his head with a smile.

“I don’t know how you were lucky enough to find that Little brat, but don’t ever let her go. She is a doll.”

“I don’t ever plan to let her go. She’s mine,” Luke said with pride.

“Haylee said she wanted Ally to come over so they could have a girl talk. You think she wants to talk to her about me?”

Luke grinned. “Are you worried about what the Little girls might say about big bad Kane?”

Yes.

“No. But whatever Ally tells you about their conversation, I expect you to report back.”

Luke let out a bark of laughter. “Are you kidding me? It’s like girl code to never speak of their conversations to anyone else. I wouldn’t be able to crack it out of Ally if I tried.”

“Maybe you should spank it out of her,” Kane answered with a wink.

21

HAYLEE

“Hey, can I come in?” Ally asked through the closed bedroom door.

“Yep!”

Ally walked in, and Haylee felt instantly happy. She had missed her best friend. She missed all their girls’ nights, gossip talk, and having someone who just loved her for herself. Ally had always been that friend, and Haylee knew coming across someone like that in a lifetime was incredible luck. She was also dying to talk to Ally about Kane. She hadn’t wanted to say too much over text since she was using one of Kane’s phones. Who knew if he was tracking it or something. He seemed like he would do something like that. Which kind of turned her on. Yeah, she was fucked-up in the head.

“How are you?” Ally asked.

She looked nervous as she stood at the side of the bed, staring at Haylee. Her bruises had started to fade, and her cuts were healing, but there was still evidence of the abuse she’d endured.

“I’m good. Sit down. I’m not broken, so don’t even look at me like that,” she answered playfully.

Ally smiled and sat on the bed, sitting cross-legged, facing Haylee.

“I know you’re not broken. I just don’t want to accidentally hurt you.”

“You won’t. I promise. I’m okay. I’m a little bit tired today, but Logan said that would happen while I’m healing. I’m also having trouble sleeping through the night, so I think that is also why I’m so tired.”

“Oh! I brought you some coloring books and colored pencils and crayons. I figured since you’re in bed so much, it would give you something to do.”

Ally pulled a stack of coloring books out of the bag she’d brought in with her, along with a huge package of colored pencils and another of crayons. She seemed genuinely excited about the coloring stuff, and Haylee couldn’t help but feel excited about them as well. She loved coloring. It was so calming and fun. The girls spread out the books on the bed, each picking one. Haylee chose one with animals on the cover, and Ally chose one with princesses. They both took their time selecting a page to color. Of course, Haylee found a picture of an alligator and chose that one. They began coloring as though they’d done it together a million times, even though it was the first time.

“Did you know that Kane is a Daddy Dom?” Haylee asked casually, not looking up from her coloring page.