Ryder - Caveman Insticts Book Three(55)

We were still undecided on a name for the puppy after almost twenty-four hours. I’d given up making suggestions and told Divinity she could name it what she wanted as he was a gift from me. She was currently testing out names on him, and let’s just say I hoped she had better taste for names for our children.

“What do you think of Bear?”

We were snuggled up on the sofa watching an Avengers movie, but I could tell neither of our minds were really focused on it. “For a Mini Labradoodle? What if he gets a complex? That’s a big name for one so little.”

She twisted her torso so she could turn her head and stuck her tongue out at me. “Well we can’t all be hulking giants.”

“I’d stick your tongue back in before I get it.” I snapped my teeth at her playfully, then tilted her chin up as I leaned down. Divinity sucked her tongue back in and I moved closer and captured her lips to my own, pulling away only when she started to deepen the kiss and run her fingers up my chest. My body lit up and my cock, semi-hard just lying cuddling with her, became rock hard. Fuck. I’m so horny, but damn scared to do anything about it because I didn’t want to hurt her any more than she already was. Most of her bruises were gone, it was just the ones that had been really bad that were still there and they were mostly a fading greenish-yellow. Even with the bruises, my woman was beyond beautiful. “No we can’t all be tall. You, my little vixen, are the perfect height for me.”

Her sigh said a lot. It was filled with the same sexual frustration I was feeling. “You have a silver tongue Ryder. I’m thinking your last name suits you.” She turned back around and wiggled and fussed getting comfortable snuggling me. “Have you heard from the guys on the case? Have they heard from my dad or has anyone else? Are you or they any closer to finding X?”

I wished I could tell her I knew something. She wasn’t having nightmares every night now, but she was still having them a lot. I was starting to get the feeling that she was using the house as a crutch of sorts. Since leaving the hospital and coming home she hadn’t wanted to leave the house, even to go and visit my family or out for dinner. Our engagement lunch was supposed to be at the vineyards, but she didn’t want to leave. I was giving her another couple of days before I said anything, because this wasn’t like the Divinity I’d come to know. The one I knew loved getting dressed up and going anywhere. I hoped that when we found X, and I was sure we would, it would settle Divinity. I didn’t know when, but I was determined to nail the son of a bitch. When we caught him, I’d kill him, and I hoped it would give her the closure she needed. “No.” I felt her whole body go stiff against me. “But we are close. I hate to say it but the Devil’s Queens are helping by beating, killing, or scaring the shit out of any of X’s people they find. It going to force him out of hiding to deal with it.”

“You haven’t mentioned my dad. So I’m guessing neither you, nor your buddies who are dealing with the case have either.”

I was hoping she would forget about her dad, well, more like forget about him being missing. It wasn’t that I worried about Eric being hurt or even getting himself killed. No, I worried about the damage he could do. I had a sinking feeling that he was off the grid and had taken leave because he was searching for X on his own. Scrubbing my hand over my face I decided to tell Divinity straight. “I don’t expect we’ll hear from him, not until he has X.”

“I hate that I’m agreeing with you, but I know my dad and he wouldn’t let anyone get away with hurting me.”

Squeezing her tighter to me I kissed the top of her head. “I know these won’t calm any fears you have, but your father knows what he’s doing and bet he’s dealt with worse than X.” She didn’t answer, but I guessed that if she didn’t agree she would have told me.

We watched the movie for another half an hour before her friends came and I retreated to my study. I spent the next couple of hours going over my cases and was surprised I’d gotten lost in them for so long without checking on Divinity. She was getting around a lot better now she was used to the casts.

Leaving my office, I went to the family room expecting to find Divinity there with her friends and when I didn’t, I went searching the house. The house was huge, but until that moment I didn’t realize how many rooms there were. I had no idea why I needed a sitting room, a lounge room, a family room and a games room. Divinity and I spent over sixty percent of our time in the family room. I noticed Divinity was slowly making that room hers, too, by adding little knick-knacks, pictures, throw pillows, and a soft blanket or two.