Elena truly had gone overboard—designer dresses, casual clothes, shoes, hair products, accessories, even skincare. Dakota stared for a second. "She robbed an entire mall."
Kade finally set the untouched tablet aside. "You needed clothes."
"For a year?"
"You'll use them. They are all useful." One thing he didn't openly say was that they didn't cost much; he had enough money to afford anything for her, so these were just pennies.
Dakota glanced sideways toward him suspiciously. "You sound very confident. like I'm staying here permanently."
Kade's gaze held hers steadily from across the suite. "You definitely are." He was ready to give her everything and anything.
The answer came too easily. Too naturally, like that's how it's supposed to be.
And somehow, that certainty no longer frightened her as much as it should have. This was the safest place she had ever been and didn't need to pretend to be someone she wasn't.
