Reynard put his hand on Suki’s shoulder and spoke softly to calm her, “Let me take you home. If I run into your father on my way home, maybe I can sweet-talk him into being nicer to you.”
“Aw, what a hero,” Brendan teased.
Rey was ready to clap back with a retort before his phone began beeping. He looked at the messages and sighed, “There’s an urgent meeting I need to get to, which probably explains why your father is so stressed about your location.”
Suki cringed, “Oh, he’s going to murder me.”
“Nonsense, love,” Brendan wrapped his arm around her, “your father loves you and only wants to protect you like the precious little diamond you are.”
She giggled and rolled her eyes.
“Can you take her home?” Reynard asked Brendan. “I don’t know what this meeting is about, but I don’t wa
