Grant wasn’t focusing on her, he was trying to ingratiate himself with the cult. If Brodie had ignored Grant’s claim that she’d betrayed him, he’d be even angrier and even more likely to focus his wrath on them.
“You were protecting me?” she asked. “You let him think he won because as long as he thinks we’re not together, he’s satisfied.”
“As far as we’re concerned, yes.”
“You were protecting me?” she said and her love for him swelled.
He didn’t even register that what he’d done was a big deal, but it was to her. He’d foregone battling egos with Grant to make sure she was safe. “It’s my primary mission, baby.”
“Beau,” she murmured, but had no words for how humbled she was. It wasn’t every man who would let his opponent claim a win just to protect the sanctity of the heroine.
Still, h
