Bound to the Bachelor
“She’d been so pale, so shaken, and the image of her slim body huddled in her oversized robe kept slipping into his mind. That, and the frozen moment when her attacker had hauled back and slapped her across the face. He’d been twenty feet away, already moving fast, but he’d lost it a little when he saw her head rock back and heard her gasp of pain.
Years of training and discipline had been the only thing that stopped him from pounding her stepbrother into mincemeat on the spot – that, and the bu...rning need to ensure she was okay.
He checked in with his sister later in the evening, exchanging a couple of text messages to confirm Lily was still doing all right. Andie reported Lily was making jokes and talking trash, and that she’d eaten a full meal. All good signs, he figured.
He wasn’t entirely satisfied with the compromise they’d come to regarding her immediate safety, but when push came to shove, he couldn’t force a bodyguard on her. He had no status in her life. They weren’t even friends.MoreLess
Years of training and discipline had been the only thing that stopped him from pounding her stepbrother into mincemeat on the spot – that, and the bu...rning need to ensure she was okay.
He checked in with his sister later in the evening, exchanging a couple of text messages to confirm Lily was still doing all right. Andie reported Lily was making jokes and talking trash, and that she’d eaten a full meal. All good signs, he figured.
He wasn’t entirely satisfied with the compromise they’d come to regarding her immediate safety, but when push came to shove, he couldn’t force a bodyguard on her. He had no status in her life. They weren’t even friends.MoreLess
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