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Tempting Trouble

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Chapter Nine

"YOUR bodyguard?" Carlotta's father looked stunned when he found out that the man she was often seen with was actually her bodyguard.

She hadn't had the chance to formally introduce Alessandro in the past few days. Her schedule never aligned with her parents'. Whenever they left in the morning, she was either still asleep or already out. And when they came home at night, she was already off to Buccaneer's Bar.

"Yes, Papa. He was sent by my fiancé to watch over me."

"To watch over you? Or to make sure you don't escape?" Franz replied, his voice edged with suspicion.

Carlotta just shrugged, offering no defense. 'Cause that had been her exact suspicion as well. It seemed entirely plausible that Don Salvatorre had sent Alessandro not just as a bodyguard, but as a warden—to make sure she didn't run.

"Not that I could escape, anyway. Just the thought of something happening to you and Mama is enough to break my resolve," she blurted out before she could stop herself.

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