Flirtatious: Liam and Mia Duet Book 1 (NeXt 5) by K.M. Scott

Author:K.M. Scott [Scott, K.M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Copper Key Media, LLC
Published: 2022-03-07T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER NINE

Mia

He’s close enough that I feel the heat coming off his body. I’ve never felt that from anyone in my entire life. Is it because he’s so much bigger than me, or was he working out before he came to talk to me out at the pool?

I glance down and notice he’s wearing jeans, so he couldn’t have been at the gym. Is he always this hot? Like literally hot?

Maybe if he didn’t insist on wearing a dress shirt in eighty-degree weather. That would explain why he’s so hot. I can’t stop myself from inhaling, curious to know if he’s sweating. It’s weird, but this man intrigues me. One minute he has nothing but utter contempt for everything I am, yet the next minute he’s here telling me he needs more people to make sure I’m safe.

“Tell me why you need four more of you. Michael never needed anyone else. He thought the locals, as you call them, were fine.”

Liam rolls his eyes and smiles in that way that tells me he’s about to insult someone. I’ve only been around him for a few weeks, but I already know when he’s about to lay some verbal smackdown on someone.

“Michael was a moron when it came to keeping you safe. I told your mother this and I’ll tell you. You’re damn lucky no one yanked you off the street and took you home to make you his personal Mia doll. With the security as careless as it’s been in the past, I can’t believe you’re still here to go out on tour at all.”

The way he says that, so intense and in that deep voice of his, frightens me. Taking a step back, I try not to be freaked out, but I can’t stop myself. I feel vulnerable, something I hate.

“Really? It was that bad? Why would my mother do that?”

Liam frowns, making his very attractive face look even more serious than it usually does. “Because she’s not a security specialist. For what it’s worth, either was Michael. I am, though, and I’m telling you I can’t stay as your head of security with such slipshod protection surrounding you.”

Every word out of his mouth sounds more terrifying than the last, and I feel myself start to become overwhelmed by fear. I need to fight the urge to hide in my shell and never come out again, though. I’ve learned that from Ainsley.

“Liam, I can’t live like I’m some caged animal. Even out on tour, I need to feel normal. I can’t perform if I’m freaked out with people hovering over me like I’m always in danger.”

“You won’t have to be.”

He says that with such certainty that I want to believe him. “You say that, but four more guards means exactly that. I’ll be trapped.”

Liam’s face turns hard for a moment, and I brace for him to fight me more on this. He doesn’t, though, pleasantly surprising me.

In a soft voice that might be even sexier than his usual deep voice, he says, “Mia, my one and only job is to protect you.

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