Chapter 48 Baby Girl

• Lily shivered as James pulled her flush against his rock-hard body. His free hand slid down to cup her lower back, fingers splaying possessively.
• "You're trembling, baby girl," he murmured, voice like gravel. "Must've been terrifying, having those bastards corner you like that."
• Lily nodded, swallowing hard. Being cornered by Spike's goons had shaken her, but being in James' arms again helped calm her nerves. "I thought I was done for, until you showed up." She managed a tiny smile. "My hero."