Liev entered the apartment and his first thought as he carried his sleeping daughter in his arms was it was eerily quiet. He knew it was midnight, but he hadn’t seen a single one of his men on the premises. Had Briar gone to Marie’s for the night? He’d already made it clear he did not like it because without being very visible on the quiet cul-de-sac the Brown’s resided in, he could not keep her protected there. If he had his way, he would force Joe and Marie to get a better house in a better neighborhood, preferably one he owned, so he could keep his girls safe and happy around their friends.
He motioned for his personal security to precede him down the hall to Hadlee’s bedroom and ordered him quietly to pull the girl’s bedding down and then he kicked him out. He carefully removed her sh
