“But –”
“No ‘buts’, Jolene. Not a one, you hear me? Now…” He stroked her hair carefully, watched her body tense and then relax. “First things first. You need a new place to live.”
“But where?” she asked hopelessly. “A hotel? I can’t really afford to stay in one for weeks while I find an apartment, but I can make do…”
“No hotel. My place.”
“Oh,” she began, clearly alarmed. “Oh, no, I can’t –”
“You can and you will. You know about the second house that I use as a rental, the place that Zoe and Keira just moved out of. I’ve been looking for a tenant and had zero luck so it’s standing empty, but not for long. You’re moving in. Tonight.”
“Silver…”
“No arguments,” he growled. “There’s cameras and security codes and a top-of-the-line system. You’ll be safe there, baby, I promise you and by
