Ellis POV

“Really?” Livy asked as if it was a trick.

“Yes,” I said, realizing we really were stronger together.

“You’d better not be fucking with me,” she warned.

“Never, not unless you call me Daddy.”

Livy laughed first, which made it easier to follow her lead. We’d been fighting about almost nothing which was silly indeed.

I wanted to protect her, to keep her safe, but it wasn’t up to me. She was a grown woman and had proven ...