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heart was still wrapped up in Ivy, but she’d obviously moved on. She didn’t want him personally involved in their lives. He hadn’t seen her again until this summer. And now that he’d met his daughter, he’d be goddamned if he’d stay on the periphery of her life.
    Ivy faced him, studying his expression. “What happens at the end of the summer when school starts?”
    “We’ll bring in a tutor. Rocco needs one for Zavi.”
    She frowned. “The educational needs of a preschooler aren’t the same as those of a seventh-grader.”
    “If one tutor can’t handle it, we’ll hire two. Or she can make use of the online schools that are available now. Either way, the kids will be schooled here.”
    “And if your work here ends before the school year is up? What happens then? Will you follow your team to the next site, the next terror event? Will you drop your interest in Casey, yank the tutor, and leave us to make our own way again?”
    Anger raised its head, strong-arming the tenuous control he had on his emotions. He took a breath. “Have I yet done that? Since the very first that I learned of Casey?”
    Her lips thinned as she silently regarded him. “I don’t understand this, Kit. I don’t know where we fit in your life.”
    “I will always take care of you and our daughter, Ivy. Always. For now, it’s not safe for either of you to go out in public unguarded. Doing so puts you and those around you at risk.”
    Ivy bent her head and rubbed her forehead. After a moment, she squared her shoulders and faced him. “So how does this work? What are the rules?”
    “Greer will get your business software set up. I’ve ordered a desk that will be put in your room so you have a place to work. You and Casey have free rein inside the house. The bunker is off limits. You may go out back as far as the field below the retaining wall. Beyond that, one of us must accompany you. You have full use of the gym. Greer will give you an access code to the poolroom. Casey and Zavi are not to be in the poolroom without an adult.
    “Most mornings, the girls have self-defense training with the guys. You’re welcome to join them. I think Casey is too young for that workout. Kelan and I will be taking over her karate lessons. When you need to go to the diner, one of us will go with you. You can’t be off the property unescorted.”
    “What about Casey? She’s scheduled to go to summer camp for a month in a few days. Can she still do that?”
    “No.” Kit straightened, prepared for the fight he sensed was coming.  
    Ivy sighed again. “We’ve already paid for it. It’s nonrefundable.”
    “We only have one Casey. I’m not willing to risk her safety.”
    Ivy threw a look toward the door. She was anxious to leave. He’d laid the groundwork for their interactions. There really wasn’t anything left to say. Except all the important stuff, like how was it possible that he could feel what he felt and she felt nothing? He’d kissed her twice since his return. Both times she’d responded to him, opening to him. Why was she holding back?
    One way or another, by the end of their time here, they’d be together. Or forever, irrevocably apart. For their sake, he hoped the issues that Owen had brought them here to resolve took a long time to work through. She wasn’t something to conquer, a woman to claim. She was his Ivy, his very heart. No way in hell he’d let her go without a fight.  
    Deciding the chase was so fucking on, he snagged her gaze, holding it while he prowled toward her. Her chin lifted, her eyes meeting his challenge. She stood her ground, keeping her hands folded in front of her like a shield. As if she had any hope of holding her own against him. At the last minute, when their bodies would have collided, she stepped back. He claimed the ground she ceded. And having started her retreat, she didn’t stop until she was backed against the door.
    Kit smiled. It was the start of their dance. She didn’t know the