28. Kane

Several days passed, and nobody had heard anything from Tim or spotted him anywhere. Kane spent his days trying to keep Haylee in Little space as much as possible to distract her. She seemed to blossom the more time she spent in that headspace, although she was getting more and more impatient for a playdate with Ally. But Luke and Kane decided it was best to keep Ally at home just in case something were to happen. He didn't want Ally in danger either if he could prevent it.

Damian was still at his house, though he had stayed out of the way for the most part. Kane was thankful he understood their dynamic and that they were still building a relationship. Haylee seemed to be warming up to Damian, and he even got her to giggle a few times with his ridiculous jokes.

Ian had checked in daily, letting them know that there hadn't been any more texts or calls to her cell phone from Tim, which left Kane feeling uneasy. He didn't think the guy would just give up, and he knew he hadn't been arrested because Luke was constantly checking for any new arrest records on him.

It would be hard for Tim to stay hidden in a small town like Pinebrook, but they also hadn't sent out any flyers with his pictures because they didn't want to alarm the town or have anyone in the town knowing Haylee was there and accidentally leaking the information to Tim. So, the only people who were really looking for him in the town were Damian's men and the police department.

He'd laid Haylee down for a nap and had Damian and Luke standing in his kitchen with him while they tried to figure out what to do next.

"Maybe you should bring her up to Seattle. You guys can stay with me. She has no ties up there; he would have no clue to look there," Damian suggested.

Kane shook his head, "She is just getting used to a routine, and I don't want her to feel like she has to run. The guy is going to fuck up and get caught. I just wish it would be sooner rather than later."

"I think we should put out flyers in town with his picture. That way, people keep their eye out for him," Luke said.

"If we put up pictures, the town is going to be on edge, and it would make it obvious that she's here in Pinebrook. Right now, he has no way of knowing for sure that she's here," Kane said.

Damian and Luke nodded.

"I'll keep my guys here as long as needed until he is arrested. I'm staying too," Damian said.

Kane's phone rang, and he answered as soon as he saw it was Ian.

"What do you have for me?" he asked.

"Another text. His location is still Pinebrook. The text read, ‘This is your final warning. I'm not playing around with you anymore. Drop the charges within twenty-four hours or else.'"

Fuck, fuck, fuck!

"She isn't dropping the charges," Kane ground out through his clenched jaw.

"Ian, are you able to pinpoint a radius where the text was sent from?" Luke asked.

"Not as closely as I'd like. The radius is about ten miles wide. I'll send you a map of the area. Kane, were you able to find out what kind of car he drives?"

"Haylee said he drives a classic BMW, so there's no electronic stuff in it for you to hack."

"Shit. Okay. I checked for surveillance cameras around Pinebrook. It seems that your town is still behind the times because very few businesses have them, so I hacked the ones that there are and am monitoring those."

Luke muttered something under his breath, and Kane knew that hearing Ian admit to hacking into the cameras was something that Luke himself wanted him to do, but as the sheriff, he was supposed to enforce the law, which Ian was not following. Kane also knew his friend wouldn't say anything or put a stop to it because the reason that Ian was doing it was to save Haylee.

"Luke's over here having a hernia because you're talking about hacking, so I'll let you go before he decides to send out a warrant for your arrest."

Ian laughed. "Go ahead and try. I'll just hack the system and remove my warrant."

Luke looked up to the ceiling, barely keeping his composure while Damian laughed in the background.

"Thanks, Ian. Keep me posted."

"Seriously, that guy is brave to say some shit like that where I can hear," Luke said with exasperation.

Kane grinned. "He knows you wouldn't do anything to him since he uses his smarts for good, and besides, he's so loaded, he knows he could pay off whoever to get the charges dropped."

Ian had created a computer security software patent with his best friend while they were in college that they sold for millions. Then he started his own tech company that put him at number one on the Information Technology Magazine's list of most successful tech companies in the United States. One of Kane's favorite things about the guy was that even though he was rich enough to buy an island, he was humble and would give the shirt off his back to help one of his friends or a Little in trouble.

"What do you think he meant by ‘last warning'?" Damian asked.

"I don't know. But she isn't dropping the charges. Not happening."

Luke nodded. "I agree with you. He'll do this to someone else if he doesn't go to jail, and he belongs behind bars."

"He can't hide forever. Let's just keep up what we're doing and keep the girls guarded," Damian said firmly.

Kane nodded. He would guard his girl with his life.

Haylee stepped off the bottom step with Virgil tucked under her arm, rubbing at her eyes with her fists. Her eyes went wide when she lowered her hands and saw all the men in the kitchen.

"It's okay, sweet girl. Come here," Kane encouraged.

She looked at him and relaxed slightly, making her way over to him. She hugged herself against his side, and he felt like a king. Damian and Luke grinned at him knowingly.

"I better get home to Ally. I hate leaving her with a guard," Luke said.

Luke left, and Damian disappeared quickly, leaving Kane with his sleepy Little alligator.

"Is everything okay, Daddy?" she asked.

He hated that she knew something was off. He wished he could just take care of this without her knowing, but he wouldn't lie to her.

"He sent another text. He's still here. He said you need to drop the charges within twenty-four hours or else."

Her eyes widened, and she began trembling. Kane picked her up and carried her up the stairs to her nursery, sitting in the rocking chair with her in his lap. He knew she felt safe in there, and he wanted to do whatever he could to help ease her worries.

"What is he going to do?" she asked quietly.

"I don't know, baby."

Her hands twisted together nervously, "Maybe I should just drop the charges so he'll leave me alone and go away."

He thought that over and shook his head. "If you drop the charges, he doesn't go to jail, and he will do this to someone else. I know you wouldn't want that to happen. Plus, there's no guarantee that he would leave you alone."

"No. I wouldn't."

He hated how defeated she sounded.

"It will be okay, baby. We will find him. Do you trust me?"

She looked up at him with a sureness in her eyes that answered his question without words.

"I trust you completely."

Leaning toward her, he kissed her so deeply that he didn't know where he ended and she began. She was like air, and he needed her in order to survive.

Her arms wrapped around his neck as she pulled him closer to her, opening her mouth for his tongue to sweep inside and explore. Running his hand down her neck to her chest, he grazed his fingers over a nipple and then moved to the other one. She moaned into his mouth as she arched her chest up to his fingers, and he thought his cock was going to explode.

Haylee moved her hips, grinding against his own arousal. He lifted his hips slightly, pressing his erection into her bottom. She whimpered into his mouth, and her fingers tightened around his neck, scraping her nails into his skin.

"Daddy… can we please… will you… please?"

"What do you need, baby?"

She bit on her bottom lip, staring into his eyes with need. Reaching up, he tugged her lip free of her teeth and pressed his finger against her mouth.

"Suck."

Opening her mouth, she let his finger in, swirling her tongue around it while keeping her sparkling blue eyes on his. It was one of the hottest moments he'd ever experienced. He could only imagine how sexy she would look with his cock in her mouth with her looking at him like that.

"Tell Daddy what you want," he commanded, pulling his finger from her mouth.

She opened her mouth and closed it again, a rosy blush coming over her cheeks. He loved how innocent she was.

When she opened her mouth again and spoke, he was a little more than shocked at her words.

"I want you to fuck me. Please. I need it so bad. I need to feel you."