Donovan Blake: Passion (SECRET LIVES: BILLIONAIRES: Book 2) by Maggie Carpenter

Author:Maggie Carpenter [Carpenter, Maggie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Dark Secrets Press LLC
Published: 2024-05-17T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

Jane was having a difficult time. Trevor was making her anxious and she had no idea why. When they entered the house and she showed him into the small security room, he stood nerve-rackingly close to her. She could smell the subtle scent of his spicy aftershave, and his arms looked even more muscled than they had at the gate.

“I can see how you switch from room to room, that’s pretty standard,” he remarked, “but what about the grounds?”

“Oh, here,” she replied, reaching past him to move the mouse. “This is so annoying. Why does it always do this?” she grumbled as the screen suddenly went blurry. “We pay enough. You’d think it would work.”

“It’s not the equipment,” Trevor replied patiently. “The camera is outside. You just need to adjust the picture by—”

“Why isn’t it automatic?”

“I can’t say. I’m not a technician, but I’ve seen this with other—”

“I’m going to talk to daddy,” she exclaimed, cutting him off. “It needs to be upgraded so we don’t have to mess with it all the time.”

“Jane,” Trevor began, crossing his arms and frowning down at her, “has anyone ever told you it’s rude to interrupt?”

As she stared up at him she wasn’t sure if he was scolding her or if he was just angry, then it occurred to her it might be both. But it didn’t matter. A bevy of butterflies had fluttered to life in her stomach, and there was something about him that was vaguely familiar.

“The thing is,” he continued, “if I’m going to be your bodyguard there are rules you’ll have to follow.”

“Rules?” she repeated, wishing she could understand what was happening to her. “What kind of rules?”

“When I speak you need to listen and you need to let me finish. I can’t do my job effectively if you don’t pay attention.”

“Okay, fine. There’s no need to get your knickers in a twist. I think you need a cup of tea. I’ll ring the kitchen,” she said briskly, picking up the phone and wondering why she’d made the cheeky remark. “Hello, Mary? Bring tea and scones for two into the conservatory. There, done,” she declared, hanging up the receiver. “Follow me. You’ll be able to sit back and catch your breath for five minutes.”

“I know where the conservatory is, Jane.”

“You do? How?”

“You really don’t remember me?”

“Uh…there is something about you that rings a bell, but I can’t put my finger on it.”

“You knew me as John, not Trevor. I’m John Martin.”

“But John’s hair was light brown. Yours is blonde.”

“That’s from the sun. I was training in Spain for a few months.”

“And you were skinny!”

“So were you, but other than that, you haven’t changed. You were rude and impatient back then too.”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about, not then and not now.”

“Jane, you’ve been testy since I met you at the gate, and a minute ago you implied I was the one with the problem.”

“Oh, for pity’s sake. I did no such thing.”

“Your exact words were, I think you need a cup of tea.

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