He really did mind that Eli had accepted someone else’s daughter as her goddaughter.

But what got under his skin even more was that man using the kid as an excuse to get close to Eli.

And this little woman of his didn’t even know how to say no or keep her distance.

“If you really have to keep that child in your life, then I’ll try my best to accept her,” he said.

This thing was already set in stone—someone had to compromise ...