Page 74 of Kane

It was proving very difficult to not think the worst.

Mentally, Cassie was thinking about a situation where she was no longer making comics, no longer in a relationship with Kane and no longer living in New York City.

It was a depressing picture.

But it felt plausible.

‘You don’t think Lyle will leave you alone now?’ Katie asked. ‘You did what he said. You’ve got your email account back.

This sounded good in theory.

But Cassie had been thinking it over in her head.

‘Yeah, but for all I know Lyle has taken copies of the photos and emails,’ Cassie sighed. ‘I was so naïve to think that agreeing to his terms would mean the end. If anything, it’s worse now.’

‘Worse?’

‘Now he’s got photos of me,’ Cassie replied, burying her head in her hands. ‘He can use those to blackmail me with too.’

‘Urgh. I really, really, really can’t stand this guy,’ Katie said, leaning back into the couch and raising her arms in frustration. ‘I wish we could do something.’

Then, out of nowhere… another voice.

‘Who says we can’t do something?’

Both Cassie and Katie turned to look.

It was Kane. And he was there with Cage and Leon too.

‘We’re going to get those photos back alright,’ Kane said. ‘Not only that, but we’re also going to make sure that Lyle stays away too. For good.’

OMG. He’s here to save me.

I didn’t dare to dream that this would happen…

‘D-D-D-D-Daddy…’ Cassie said, her voice trembling. ‘Can you really make everything okay?’

Kane wasted no time.

Not a single second.

He promptly marched over toward Cassie and picked her up from the sofa and held her in a bear hug.

Instinctively, Cassie wrapped her legs around her Daddy’s strong, solid torso.

‘I thought I might never see you again,’ Kane said, a hint of emotion in his voice. ‘I thought I’d screwed it all up.’

‘N-n-n-no, I never wanted it to be over,’ Cassie said, tears filling in her eyes.

‘Listen, you’re under no pressure here,’ Kane said, his serious Daddy tone coming on strong. ‘I’m doing this to help you. There are no strings attached. If you don’t want to be in a relationship afterward, I would totally respect that. I think far too much of you to try and trick you into being with me. I acted poorly. I shouldn’t have shouted over you like that. Maybe if I hadn’t, this creep wouldn’t have progressed this situation like he has.’

Cassie couldn’t believe what she was hearing.

Shelovedhow much of a man of honor Kane was.

This was Kane opening up and admitting to her that he would help her no matter what.

No ulterior motive.