Dark Widow’s Blessing (The Children Of The Gods Paranormal Romance Series Book 25) by I. T. Lucas

Author:I. T. Lucas
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 2019-02-13T16:00:00+00:00

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ELLA

A s they walked toward the pier, Dimitri held Ella’s hand, a romantic gesture that was wrong on so many levels. First of all because what they had wasn’t a romance, and secondly because of the bodyguards surrounding them at a not so discreet distance.

Apparently, Dimitri’s estate wasn’t as impenetrable as he’d led her to believe.

“Why are you taking so many bodyguards with you? Don’t you feel safe on your own estate?”

He smiled indulgently. “I never assume that I’m safe. The moment I do, I’ll be proven wrong. Many people live inside the borders of my estate. Delivery trucks come and go. An assassin could find a way to sneak in despite all the guards and the sophisticated monitoring equipment I employ.”

She frowned. According to her mother, Dimitri's Russian estate was a fortress that the people helping her could not penetrate. And yet Dimitri feared an assassination attempt. Perhaps it was possible for a single individual to sneak in and do the deed. But she couldn’t see a way for the assassin to escape unless he killed Dimitri quietly and no one knew that their boss was gone.

Which meant at night while he slept.

With her in bed.

A shiver ran through her. “I thought I was safe here.”

He squeezed her hand. “You are. There are always bodyguards around, and I sleep with a gun within reach.”

She looked up at him. “I didn’t know that. Where do you keep it?”

“Usually, I keep it under my pillow. But now, with you in my bed, it’s in the nightstand drawer.”

She could kill him so easily. Take the gun and shoot him. But to what end?

The guards would kill her on the spot. Even Misha wouldn’t come to her rescue if she murdered his boss.

It was a sobering thought. Her safety was tied directly to Dimitri’s. Besides, she would never do that.

“Don’t worry, my love. I’ll keep you safe.” He kissed the top of her head. “And here is my surprise.” He pointed at one of the boats tied to the pier.

“You are taking me out on the lake?”

Ella could just imagine the spectacle. The two of them sitting in the boat with a bunch of bodyguards crowding them and doing the rowing.

“Yes. And we are going to have a picnic over there.” He pointed to the tiny island smack in the middle of it.

“Sounds like fun.” She glanced at Misha, hoping he would be in the boat with them.

Except, her bodyguard boarded the other boat.

Dimitri got inside the one with the nice pillows and offered her a hand. “Hold on tight and step in carefully.”

When she was seated, one of the guards untied the boat and gave it a push. Dimitri took hold of the oars and started rowing.

“I can’t believe it. I was sure at least some of your men were going to join us.”

He smiled. “It wouldn’t be much of a romantic outing with my bodyguards in the boat, now would it?”

Instead, they were using the other boats, placing themselves at strategic intervals.

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