Little White Lies by Lizzie Shane

Author:Lizzie Shane
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: celebrity, politics, gossip, secrets, scandal, bodyguard, friends to lovers, nostrings affair, coworkers romance, fake relationship
Publisher: Lizzie Shane

CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX

A little less than a year ago…

“Oooh!”

Ren half-groaned, half-cheered with Tank as the two of them watched Candy flip Cross over her shoulder, using his momentum to slam him flat on his back on the mat. They never missed a chance to watch Candy’s weekly schooling of Cross, but this week his usual enjoyment had been stripped out of the activity.

The new guy, Dylan, stood next to Tank, quizzing him about the ritual beat down, but Ren tuned him out, focused instead on the battle on the mat as Cross leapt to his feet and charged.

Rookie mistake.

Candy had him in a choke hold and tapping out in under a minute—but Cross fought through every second of it and Ren ground his molars as he watched them thrash.

Cross was twice her size. Even knowing she could take care of herself didn’t guarantee that she wouldn’t get hurt—but if he let on that he cared, if he dared to worry about her, he’d be the bad guy. The one who wasn’t playing by the rules.

Pushing. And God forbid he push. God forbid he want her to actually acknowledge what they were to each other.

The whole thing pissed him off. They’d fought about it again last night.

“You’re still telegraphing everything you do,” Candy coached as she climbed off Cross’s back.

Ren bit his tongue as she gave her pupil pointers, waiting to comment until she’d sent Cross to the showers and moved to grab the towel on the bench beside him. “He almost had you with that leg sweep.”

“He’s improving.” She swiped at the moisture on her neck and fluttered her lashes. “You sure you don’t want to try to take me? I promise to go easy on you.”

He met her eyes without smiling, letting her see the heat in his gaze, making sure she knew if they started to grapple it wasn’t going to end with anyone tapping out.

Adam broke into the eye-fucking before it could get indecent, asking Candy why she wasn’t kicking ass in the field. She turned away from Ren, flashing a smile at Adam, and it took a moment for his hormones to quiet down enough for him to focus on her words.

“Most men don’t want to challenge Tank—” She nodded to the big man. “But they underestimate me. Which is kinda awesome in its own way, but it makes me less effective as a deterrent. So I hang around here, play with my toys and rule the world from my digital lair while you guys get to play with the celebrities. But fair warning, if we ever get hired to guard Ryan Reynolds, I am taking each one of you out if that’s what it takes to get that contract.”

Ren snorted—he knew for a fact she thought The Rock was hotter than Reynolds. The sound drew Candy’s gaze, and a sultry purr, “Don’t be jealous, Pretty Boy. I’ll still let you join my man harem.”

Ren just smiled, but five minutes later, when Adam had been called up

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