CHAPTER 7
Leo’s jaw tightened into stone as he looked down at me, his hand instinctively shifting to shield my body behind his broad shoulders.
"Secure the perimeter gates immediately," Leo ordered into the phone, his voice steady, commanding, and totally devoid of panic. "Activate the safe room protocols and bring the tactical team to the estate grounds."
He ended the call, sliding the phone away before turning back to me with absolute, calm authority in his eyes.
"We need to go downstairs," Leo said gently, taking my hand into his warm, firm grip. "The lower level of this house is built to withstand a military siege."
"Leo, what's happening?" I gasped, my heart pounding against my ribs as the realization of his dangerous world crashed back into my reality. "Is the baby in danger?"
"No one touches what belongs to me," Leo declared fiercely, lifting me easily into his arms despite my protests about my weight. "I built this fortress specifically to protect my family, Chloe."
He carried me swiftly through a hidden door behind the mahogany bookshelf, descending down a lit concrete staircase into a luxurious, fully equipped underground bunker.
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The safe room contained plush leather couches, medical supplies, food reserves, and multiple surveillance monitors displaying every angle of the estate grounds above.
He placed me gently onto the velvet sofa, wrapping a warm cashmere blanket over my shoulders before turning toward the weapon rack mounted on the wall.
