Chapter 9
Trust
Declan stayed with Calli for a while and Dane walked Sophia home, their pace slow and languid to make the time last longer. He rested his arm across her shoulders and they stopped at the kids’ play park to sit on the swings. “Will you give my phone back now?” Sophia asked, the sting gone from her father’s stupidity. She sat on Dane’s knees and felt his warmth through her clothes as the temperature dropped. His fingers caressed her waist with the beat of the swing’s movement.
“When we get back to yours,” he replied. “But only if you promise not to look at the messages.”
Sophia tutted and gave an exaggerated sigh. “I can’t. I need to know what’s going on.”
Dane nodded. “I know, babe. But I’d rather you trusted me to do a bit more poking around before you launch in there
