All Chapters of My Bodyguard’s Secret Vow : Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

Callums povAdam couldn’t seem to make his gaze shift as they lingered too long on the view of Roman’s body. “Goddamn. That’s a manly man you got there, Callum. For fuck’s sake! Look at all those muscles on one guy . I don’t know if I should give him an award or blow him.”“Oh fuck you,” I said in anger as I got out of the pool and grabbed a towel to clean my body.I wrapped the towel around my waist and turned on him. “Why are you even here? Shouldn’t you be off flirting with your ‘hot chick’ from the bar?”“Relax, princess. I didn’t come to spy on your little private swimming lessons. Though, damn, if I had known this is what you two get up to when no one’s watching…” He let his sentence trail off and laughed.“Adam.” I meant for my voice to sound sharper than it came out but it only sounded tired. I shielded the rays from my face with the towel that was drying the water.“I’m just saying. He’s hot. How can you get on his bad side?”“Adam, for the last time, why are you here?”He n

Romans povI ran a hand through my hair, breathing out slowly. “And where the hell do you expect me to sleep, Callum? On the floor? In your stables? Just point out a spot.”“In my bed,” he replied instantly. I had expected a lot but not this. I didn’t even know what I would say. “Nope. Not happening. I’ll sleep here. Perfectly fine by myself. I don’t need to be in bed with you.”He walked up to me with a stern look on his face. I could feel the heat radiating off his body.“Roman,” he started, still firm but much softer now, “We’re married for God sake. What do you think the maids will think if they see us sleeping in separate rooms? What kind of rumors does that spread?”“That’s on them. Let ‘em talk. I’m not going to sleep on your bed with you because of a bunch of whispers that won’t let me be.”“They work for this House,” Callum argued, his voice strained with… something like a plea.“Okay? How’s that my problem.”“They gossip. They watch. And if they think we’re separating as w

Romans pov“God callum, everything is not a joke. Can’t you fucking get it?”“I don’t know. Why take things so seriously when you can joke about them right?”“Do you have any idea of anyone who would want you dead?”He didn’t reply immediately. Only assessed me, his eyes reading me , the seconds that passed made me feel increasingly foolish for posing the question in the first place. At last he uttered a faint laugh beneath his breath. “Everyone wants me dead, Roman. It’s all the more reason to stay alive.”At this point; I lost it as I threw aside my blanket and sat up in the dark room. I was naked but he couldn’t see me nude. “You find this amusing? You think it’s a laugh? Well I don’t. If I’m risking my neck for you, I want some goddamn answers, not more bloody puzzles.”“Then how about you just quit. If you can’t do your job well then you shouldn’t have taken it. I don’t need someone who can’t do anything.”‘You don’t make this easy, you know that?’For the shortest moment Callum

Romans povAdam shook his head, wagging a finger as if I were a student who didn’t get the lesson. “Not a photoshoot,” he said. “A narrative. You have to understand the difference. A photoshoot stops when the camera turns off, but a narrative goes on long after you’ve left this sand.” I wanted to argue back, wanted to snap that I had everything in control and this was what we were here for in the first place, but there was something about Adam’s eyes like he knew five steps ahead of me and enjoyed every bit of it.“So,” I said, lowering my voice now. “What the hell do we do now?”Adam’s smile widened. He dug his heels into the sand, looked at me and callum, and said it like it really was the simplest thing.“Now,” he paused, savoring it, “we strip down to our briefs and have fun on the beach while they take pictures.”The words hung there, heavy, stupid, unreal.My mouth dropped open and for a second no sound left it. Callum’s face turned to stone, his jaw hard.“What?” I asked in sh

Roman’s povI got out of the car as I felt sharp sand in my shoes. I sat in the open car and removed my shoes as the sand poured out from it. Did I just haul half the beach in here?Callum was next to me already brushing down his suit jacket, face hard except for that faint twitch at his mouth like he was amused. “Well?” he said, eyes darting sideways at me. “What are your thoughts on Adam’s little act?”I opened my mouth, half way to answering, when the sounds of a screech out in the courtyard had us turning.A sleek car swung into the drive as if it had the right to do so, motor purring before it shivered to a complete stop far away from us. The door flung open, and Adam stepped out.He didn’t walk. He was half running as he pointed to me."Roman!” He growled.I stood, instinct almost making me square my shoulders before he even reached me.He came right up to me, his finger stabbing the air in my face. “What the hell was that?” His voice was barely controlled. “Why did you walk off