“I need a favor from you,” Cal spoke softly. The girls and Brady were deep asleep when LJ woke up, so Ace took him over to James’ where Ethan and Cal already sat.
“Sure,” James grunted, “what’s up?” He filled a mug of coffee and drank it straight without adding anything to it.
“All of you, actually.”
Ethan looked up from his own beverage, and Ace took a bottle from LJ’s mouth to meet Cal’s eyes.
Cal set down his own coffee. “If I don’t make it in this fight—”
“You will,” Ethan reassured. “You’re stronger than he is.”
“If I don’t though,” he let the air settle for a beat, “I need you to get her and hide her. Do whatever you need, but just don’t let him get her.”
The three shared a look. James was the first to speak, “You know we’ll protect her, even if she doe
