The Assassin’s Billionaire Bodyguard – Chapter 28
“Isabella!” Cam followed her out of the boardroom with Gideon quick on his heels. “Call your sister-in-law off.”
She threw her head back and laughed. “Do you think I have such power?”
“She’s your sister-in-law, talk to her.”
y, Torres?”
e into the personal lives of eight of my closest friends,’ a misundersta
my computer keeps turning on and off and,” she let a flustered sigh escape her bright pink cheeks, “and there’s an image of the scene from forty-year-old virgin, where Steve Carell screams Kelly Clarkson but instead,” she put her hands to her mouth as if trying not to laugh, “your face is superimposed on his body and you’re screaming Clara Draxton.”
day ever!” she punched the air with exuberance. “I want it as a screensaver.”
committing a felony.”
the FBI and see if they can trace any of the things ha
e pressed so tightly together his top lip had almost disappeared. She skewed her
espond, the sound of Cam’s office door at the end of the hall opening and her name being called in surprise, made Isabella
hall and stepped into the open arms of the ol
e visit us.”
n to Siberia, I will come visit and not a minute sooner. I’m ready to hire a hit man.”
ing blue eyes looking at her with adoration. “You are special to us, and we do not condone what he’s been up to.”
’s wearing
x things.”
to get back to the office.”
y the arm and hauled her back towards the conference room.
our staff, your client or your bodyguard. You touch me again in anger and I’ll drop you hard.”
stared at each other furiously before he finally broke eye contact, looked away in frustration pointing to the door. “Please, come back to the boardroom and h
ing okay?” Mikhail call
He pis
s ruthless.”
eed five minutes with Isabella. Can you please go back to my office? My admin assistant will b
nd motioned again to the door, “after you.”
inted at her. “Call her, now.”
lled at her.
iness was at risk or something.”
n a warning
ra on speaker. “Hey boss lady. I’m here in the land of chaos and insanity. Cam Torres i
ow.”
” Clara hung u
ater when you’re not being such a dick.”
ack.”
re of a Cam Torres problem, not an Isabella Ruiz problem.”
nt didn’t flag it?”
.”
eaker. “Draxton, fix my system, please?” he tried to sound less furious than he was.
n’t really understand the gravity of the situation.”
er the proverbial bus with as much gusto as she could muster. Her cheeks were radiant as she reveled in his misery.
ere a weaker woman, she likely would have withered on
you want to have a relationship with someone as special as my sister-in-law, you need to work on your trust. Isabella, you
I’ll try to catch him. If I’m honest though, if we do it now, he’s hitting the floor.”
to fix this?”
her hilariously laughing as she hung up the phone echoed around Cam and Isabella.
”
hey are incredible at what they do.”
t, here we are.
I do. I sincerely and unequivocally apologize for violating your privacy. I could not for the life of me figure out how the nine of you fit together and so my mind immediately went to the worst possible scenario. I didn’t know you had been kidnapped. I didn’t know Clara brought you to the women’s center. I didn’t know you ever went there. It’s not in your file you got help there.”
e. People who are there need help Cam. You put a bunch of people at risk by digging into something you shou
d for what?”
offered me a million dollars to take Evgeni back and away from his daughter?” Cam’s inhaled sharply at her comment, “he just agreed to double the amount as a donation to the women’s shelter as an act of apology for being a douchebag.”
” Clara hung up abruptly.
?”
en touched me?” he muttered to himself, rubbing his throbbing forehead, as he waited for the information from Clara to come through.
he called Clara back. “Cam also volunteered to be my sparring partner at the self-defence class this weekend. It’s my turn to teach. He’s going to
atch!” Clara was pumped and hung up again.
ning.”
t.”
typing into her phone, “what are you doing?”
g Clara to say you’re not coming on Saturday, and I’m really disappointe
y.”
“Don’t be so sour. All’s fair in love and war.”
st his, “where do you think you’re going?”
“I can’t have you going back to Clara saying we didn’t kiss and make up.”
She leaned back and draped her hands loosely around his neck, her purse sliding down her arm. “I’m still annoyed with you.”
I known your past.”
ere are very few people who know what happened.”
thon.”
ng in her purse again. “Damn it Clara, you’re interrupting me, this time.”
him as she answered the phone.
ve yet?”
isfied by his apology.”
e you?”
d.”
nding a car for you. Evgeni Andropov was just here. Ben wasn’t here so the guy in the lobby just threw him out and said you were out for the rest of the day. He was screa
the conversation and she wanted to scream as he took the phone from her and put it on speaker.
. Do you agree with me when I say she shouldn’t go home? If he
om my house.”
I propose Isabella come to my place for the night. It’s safer. I have a team there already. I’ll get my driver to run her home and get Casper and she can stay at my place unt
ea.” Clara’s tone was resolute.
– “
ella,” Clara cut in, “Mikhail would be upset if you put a bullet in his son’s head.”
st three days. It’s safest you are with security. Go to his house.”
lows.”
you do when you get there is none
with mortification at her sister-in-law’s innuendo.
d lay low until we sort this out.”
dryly and then ended the ca
cerned gaze. “I know you’re angry but is spending a night at my house really so ho
eone I don’t want to hide from.”
him up and we will sort this out.” He sighed, “I’ll cut some meetings short and be home as soon as I can
to go home and take a hot bath and cuddle with Casper.”
go straight to my place.”
ght,” he kissed her lips softly.
up and Gideon’s annoyed curse made them both laugh.
stem is falling apart.”
e, he probably shook off his detail.
e. It’d be a lot easier if you’d go to the house instead of your place.”
to get her dog and then take her straight to the house.”
la.”
er. “Yes?”
a mistake. Evgeni messaged me and I told him I had seen you here and I wanted him to leave you alone. I don’t think I should have told him you were here.”
ng stupid like shoots her like he threatened last time.”
y can, Isabella and suggested a gun would be useful in making you see sense.”
the elevator.
time for a sports car to pull up behind them. Just as Isabella go
ng involved in her safety and running away from her problems felt cowardly and spineless.
ever disobey her Alpha commander. Clara wanted to deal with Evgeni diplomatically and so she would let her, against her better judgement. However, when she got back in the car with her dog and the security agent was griping about how long it had taken her, she found herself deliriously close to boiling over and taking matters into her own hands, regardless of her instructions.