The Assassin’s Billionaire Bodyguard – Chapter 30
Isabella felt warm lips pressing against her cheek rousing her from her sleep. “Cam,” she whispered as her eyes fluttered open.
“Glad to hear my name on your lips when you wake up.” He chuckled as he brushed hair off her forehead.
“What time is it?”
st a
p, “Where’s Casper?” she felt a moment of panic as her eyes scanned the room for her
ys are all in the window downstairs watching. It’s quite funny.”
etly.
didn’t want to hear.” She had zero regrets.
rom her for a reason.”
s you shouldn’t shelter her from Torres. She’s a grown woma
am, especially when you’re in my
re not doing her any favors.”
k on your face you’re rea
our kid and being held hostage in your house, I need an outlet and I don’t have one.”
“Gideon was excited to hear you pra
atched with a chuckle as she sat up straighter. “I take it you’re interested.”
want his head on a platter. Beating him with sticks w
ckground, I didn’t expect you to check theirs. Everyone is entitled to their secrets, Torres.”
urs? Being kidnap
what do you want to know?”
ails.”
d me. I tried to fight them off, but they put a needle in my neck. I woke up tied up in a warehouse with three other girls. Every time I started to come to, they jabbed me again with a needle.”
t her gaze averted and her tone neutral.
e. I was there three nights before the team Clara hired got me out. My next memory was waking up in a hospital.”
tics.
aid harshly
he met his eyes and saw his cheeks were flushed red and his eyes glittered with unbridl
o to prison. Though she has said more than once, she’d do the time with a smile on her face.”
ave done the same and I feel the same. Prison wouldn’t matter. I’m glad she had them
new Clara but have become my friends through Clara. Clara and I connected closer than she did with my other siblings because we have shared trauma and we know it and we embrace it.”
not something I could ever tell Evgeni.”
Jesus Christ, he’s an i*
he smirked suddenly, “how’s your computer system?”
s computer mind you, her face pops up.”
n left Draxton Enterprises. They had to pay her to fix it because even their best couldn’t, or maybe wouldn’t fix it.”
’t?”
directly pin her to anything.”
.”
d. Now can I go beat
laughed at her request. “I was going to suggest we ju
he knows what he’s doing?”
the end of the bed, “Sabine dropped this off today. I’m assuming change of clothes?”
in and pulled out a tiny see-through red lace teddy.
cash,” Cam said as he pulled
but you can spar with me in it.”
n but I don’t want anyone else watching.”
“Someone’s happy.”
treats from his bag. He also stopped on the way home and bought him a bed. I can’t get Gideon to buy me a coffee without asking me for the mo
ade a face a
“What? What’s wrong?”
ing at me.”
ant to thro
to his comment.
eed to go beat up Gideon.”
op top over her head and then stood up and kissed him on the mouth. “Later.”
initely l
end.”
llow me.”
e carried her runners in her fingers as she followed him down the hall and then down the stairs.
t of a room near the end of the hall carrying Casper in his arms. He grinned widely. “I like your dog.”
abella smirked.
He’s s
” He grinned as she threw her head back and laughed. “Let’s go.” He put the dog down and the dog raced to Isabella to be patted.
heel, and she followed Gideon down the hall towards a s
ked away.
ant to be Portia,” Gideon said suddenly. “He’s pissed. Mickey heard her say she hopes Evgeni kills you.”
a grunted as they entered the huge workout area. “Jesus, the entire basement is a gym.” Casper took his spot on a pile of stacked mats to the side of the gym and lay d
hat’s y
You?”
stopped moving and looked to him with respect. “Impressive.”
an army brat, and my dad was stationed in Japan. He died in an accident and my mother moved us back to East Harlem when I was seven. By then I was already studying kendo for three years. She wanted me to have something to keep the link to my dad, so she found me an instructor. Now I judge a lot of the international competi
ccepted the body armor from him. “I came first in my division.”
you?”
raxton in
and I trained together.”
ied into the armor and tucked the helmet under her arm suddenly feeling she was going to need all the
the sword. Gideon wasted no time in engaging her in the sparring match.
he had learned a lot.
ed, I’ll kick your a*s Gi
s of the spar match. She had been so focused on what had become a lesson she hadn’t noticed their audience. Gideon landed a point with her distraction winning him the match. Though she’d not even won one of them.
ropped to her knees in defeat.
ously.
under her breath.
wers Ruiz. You did good.”
Kimura ever can’t make a lesson, call me. I’ll step in.”
ow.” She pulled her helmet off and extended her hand to him. “Thanks Gideon. It means a lot.”
e’s a keeper.”
up the armor on the peg, “but I’ll take it as a compliment.”
rd to get everything she has. She doesn’t take shortcuts. She listens and she takes direction. She asks good questions, and she doesn’t expect anyone to just give her s**t because she’s pretty. Take notes Portia. You want to get somewhere in life? This is how you do it.”
agape.
s retreating back and then back to Isabella. “You made a fan.”
staircase Gideon had just climbed. “He beat me every single match.”
n’t someone who impresses easily.”
avoided the irritated stare of Portia.
tersely.
at I said earlier. I don’
need a shower.”
oom.”
”
the dining room. Just follow the sounds of chaos. We all eat together.”
s comment, uncaring if it was meant to be a compliment or an insult.
er than half your crew.”