Protector #4 (A Navy SEAL Military Romance) Read Online Free Page B

are meant to be together and
that no matter what stands in the way, I will never ever give up on doing
everything in my power to ensure that you are returned to me?
    You
belong to me, Ava. You are mine.
    Please
stop fighting what I know you know is the right thing. We are meant to be
together. We are meant to shape a life that will be full and beautiful
together. I want to marry you and raise a family with you.
    Only
with you, Ava.
    Why
are you being so stubborn and refusing to see that we are ordained by God to be
together? Come back to me, Ava. Come back and I will fulfill you beyond your
wildest dreams. I will give you the moon and the stars. I will move heaven and
earth to ensure that you are happy. All the riches of the world will be at your
disposal and I will make sure that no one ever disturbs you or makes you
unhappy.
    Only
I can do that for you, Ava. You know this to be true. I’m the one who loves you
more than anyone else.
    Please
come back to me, Ava. I need you. I need you to be with me.
    If
you can’t come back to me, I promise that I will come and find you, Ava. I will
come for you and rescue you from the clutches of those who would silence you
and keep you from me.
    And
I am telling you now that if that Neanderthal has in any way hurt you, I will
do more than simply rescue you. If he has hurt you, I will end him.
    Why
won’t you come back to me, Ava? Why are you staying with him? Why don’t you
choose me?
    I
am warning you, Ava. If you don’t return to me, I will find you. I will hunt
you down and I will reclaim you as my own. And if you won’t come with me and be
mine, as you should be, the consequences will be dire.
    If
you refuse to welcome me back into your life, then you will have no life at
all, and neither will the loser who thinks you love him.
    Loving
you always,
    D.

 
    As I read the note, I felt sick. Dominic was obviously delusional, and reading his
rambling thoughts on how our “relationship” needed to be rekindled made me
simultaneously outraged and disgusted.
    “Ava, are you okay?”
Brian asked as he watched me read the note for a third time.
    “Fine,” I said absently.
“I’m fine.”
    “You don’t look fine,” he
pointed out. “Are you sure you’re okay?”
    I looked up at Brian and
threw my hands up in the air. “How do I even counter his inability to live in reality?”
I asked helplessly.
    “Ava, we need to go to
the police,” he said quietly.
    “No! I told you, we can’t
do that!” I cried.
    “But I’m starting to
wonder if he’s lost it,” Brian said. “And if he has, then I might not be able
to protect you from his psychotic break. This is about your safety, Ava, not
your father’s ego.”
    “Stop it! I know that!” I
yelled. I was panicked because I knew that this note was not a good sign, but I
also knew that notifying the police would set off a reaction from my father
than might end with Brian being fired and me never seeing him again. I couldn’t
stand the thought of not being with him or feeling him touch me ever again. I
looked up into his eyes and willed him to understand what it was that I
couldn’t say.
    “Ava, we have to do
something,” he said as he reached out and cupped my face. “We can’t sit around
and wait for him to make his move. It’s not safe.”
    I nodded as I folded the
note and put it back in the envelope. I had no idea what to do next. How could
we protect me from Dominic’s imagination? What would he do to me? What would he
do to Brian? The thought of Dominic harming Brian made me ill, but I had no
plan for how to protect him.  
    “I don’t know what to
do,” I admitted. “And I’m scared…”
    “I know,” Brian said as
he wrapped his arms around me and rested his chin on my head. “We’ll figure
something out. Together.”
    *****
    “ Ava , we’re going to have to move out of
here for a while,” Brian said. “You know that you’re not safe here, don’t you?”
    I nodded and fought back
the rising panic