I jump out and carefully open her door, so she doesn’t fall out. I slide one arm around her back and the other under her knees; she doesn’t even stir when I lift her out. She just snuggles into my chest with a content sigh. I use my hip to shut the door and carry her into the house through the door Gage is holding open.
“What the f**k happened to her?” Ryder explodes as soon as he sees her.
Gage steps in front of him, blocking him from grabbing her from me like he looked like he was doing. “Back off.” He looks over his shoulder. “Take her upstairs. Last door on the left.”
I nod and carry her up the stairs, following Gage’s direction. As soon as I open the door, her sweet vanilla scent hits me square in the face. I love that smell; I probably could have found the room by smell alone. I l
