Chapter 55 The Stage Is Set

The stage is set. It is early morning in the Caine house. My princess is sleeping, and only Mason can be found in the kitchen. The boys went out last night to enjoy what will be one of the very rare evenings that they will in a while. Now, if I said to you that this does not lie heavy on my shoulders, then that would be a blatant lie. I have a handful, rather make that two, perhaps even more, but I have a shitload of lives on my hand that I need to protect. The one that concerns me the most is lying upstairs peacefully sleeping. The little vixen with her short hair that is now very blonde. I must say that I am not a man for blonds, but this little blonde is starting to grow on me. Mason, who has been staring at me, daydreaming for about a minute now, hands me a cup of warm coffee, "It is good to have her back, really back." "God, Mason, I just hope she stays." "Hey, boss, she loves you, and that father of hers have done