MasukEugene Osborn, a skilled martial artist with a painful past, finds herself in a precarious situation when she takes on a job disguised as a male bodyguard to protect Reid Windsor, the son of a powerful billionaire. Desperate to escape her mounting debt, she believes this will be a simple contract, but soon discovers the job is far more dangerous than expected.
Lihat lebih banyak“Right now?” I asked, my gaze flickering from Marcus to Reid, whose expression was plain and unreadable.“Yes,” he paused, then added. “That's if I'm not interrupting something.”“Um.. no. It's fine.” I squeezed my way past Reid to stand directly in front of Marcus. Something about the way I stood in-between them made me feel uncomfortable. It was as if I was invisible, both of them glaring at each other—daring the other to back down. I cleared my throat loudly, trying to break the tension. “So, you wanted to talk to me, Marcus?”“Alone.” He sneered.I turned to Reid, waiting for him to leave, but he didn't move. “Reid, please can you give us a minute?”He tore his eyes away from Marcus—his expression softening the moment they landed on me—and smiled. “Sure thing, babe.” There it was—that word again. I pushed the fluttering feeling rising in my chest to the back of my mind, scuttling to the side for him to pass.Halfway through the door, he turned around and placed a kiss on my chee
When I woke up, the first thing I noticed was that I wasn't alone. The smell of omelets and waffles wafted from the kitchen—comforting yet unsettling. Unsettling because someone was in my apartment. In my kitchen.My body snapped to high alert. I gently threw back the covers and sat up. A sharp pain pierced my skull, forcing me to rub my temples.What the f*ck happened last night? Everything was a blur, but I remembered drinking— this had to be the aftermath.Steadying myself, I slipped my feet into my soft, bunny-eared slippers and tiptoed across the sunlit floorboards. Peeking into the kitchen, I froze.A half-naked man—his back to me—stood at the sink, rinsing something under the tap. On the countertop stove beside him, bacon sizzled in a pan. Chopped vegetables were piled nearby. He reached up for something in the cupboard and hissed, yanking his hand back.His muscles tensed, arms and back flexing like a sculpture come to life. I tried to look away, but my gaze locked on him. Eve
The silence of my apartment wrapped around me like a thin, brittle shell.I sat on the edge of my bed, still dressed, my hands trembling faintly in my lap. The room was dark except for the soft glow of the streetlamp outside, casting thin stripes of light across the floor. I hadn't even bothered to shower or change after the bodyguard dropped me off—I just came inside, locked the door, and collapsed here.Every time I closed my eyes, I saw it. Reid collapsed on his knees, bloodied. Adam's knife on my throat. Klaus, calm as ice, like none of it mattered.I exhaled shakily and ran a hand through my hair. I should try to sleep. But how could I? A soft knock jolted me upright.I froze.Another knock, firmer this time, followed by a soft, familiar voice.“It's me, Reid.”In an instant, I was on my feet and at the door, opening it for him. I didn't realize I'd been worried sick about him until I flung the door open and threw myself at him.“Oh, thank goodness you're okay.”“Did I wake You?
The moment Adam flicked his fingers, his men lunged.Reid didn’t hesitate—he shoved me aside, sending me stumbling against the bar. My hands grasped at the counter, my vision swimming from the alcohol, but I forced myself to focus. The first attacker swung for Reid’s jaw. Reid ducked, sharp and controlled, and drove his fist into the guy’s ribs. A sickening crack echoed through the now-silent club. The man staggered back, gasping for air, but Reid didn’t stop—he pivoted and slammed his elbow into the next attacker’s throat, dropping him instantly.Another man rushed from behind, but Reid twisted, caught his wrist, and drove a knee into his stomach. The man crumpled with a grunt, but Reid didn’t spare him a glance before turning to the next threat.Adam stood smirking, watching it all unfold.A chair scraped from behind me as another man charged for Reid with a broken bottle. Reid was faster. He sidestepped, letting the man fall forward before grabbing him by the neck and, with a sick
The weight of Marcus’ words sank into me like a stone dropped into a deep, dark well. You’re going to kill. The phrase kept playing in my head, disbelief gnawing at the edges of my thoughts. Marcus—the man who trained me to defend myself, who taught me true power lies in restraint—was ordering a hi
At Cascadia Academy, there were two rules Marcus drilled into us relentlessly—rules I’d never forget. First: learn to read your opponents. Second: sharpen your reflexes. Those lessons have carried me through countless fights, instincts that usually flared up in danger. But as I stood there with a g
“So let me get this straight. You've owed the states over $200,000 for, what, two to three years now? And when they gave you a two-month forbearance period, you just decided to relax, thinking your debt would go poof, no?”I glared at Fitz, sensing his mockery, especially as he switched from his us
I collapsed onto the floor, panting, Reid following suit.“Okay, you weren't kidding when you said you sucked.”He wiped the sweat from his forehead with the back of his hand. “I told you. If Marcus couldn't teach me, I doubt anyone can.” He looked down between his legs, propping his elbows on his






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