The Bodyguard & The Billionaire: Inspiring Romance Suspense by Cami Checketts

Author:Cami Checketts [Checketts, Cami]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Birch River Publishing
Published: 2024-08-07T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter

Eleven

Elizabeth clung to the handle of a ‘rope swing’ standing about ten feet above the water on a grassy shelf.

She had never seen such a contraption. A long rope was attached to a tree branch, and Easton had demonstrated how to hold on to the wooden handle and swing out over the water, let go, and then land in the water. The cowboy had taken it to the next level and flipped his body in the air before plunging in with a terrific splash.

A fun adventure. She’d never been able to try ‘fun adventures.’ Honestly, she hadn’t spared the time to think about such a thing.

“Your turn,” Easton called, treading water below her.

“Are you ready?” Hays asked from far too close for her state of mind.

Her Superman had not only forgiven her for the horrific beating he’d taken at her hands, but had apologized for not coming for her. She’d ruined that moment by telling him she wouldn’t have left with him. If only she could escape with him now, but she was the only one who knew her father well enough to fight him and had nothing to lose if she died. Only Hays.

“I’m worried I won’t be able to hang on,” she admitted, her grip already slick against the handle.

“Do you want me to hold you the first time?”

“Hold me?” she asked, turning to stare at him.

He gave her a smile that made her stomach flip over. Then he slipped his shirt off and bent to untie his shoes, and her stomach did more than flip. It danced. Hays’s upper body was strong and muscled. The only men she’d been close to, besides her bodyguards, were the older businessmen type. Not a man who actually used his muscle and his brains to protect and serve others.

The smooth, tanned skin of Hays’s upper body begged her to reach out and touch him. So she did. She released the handle of the rope swing and placed her hand on Hays’s muscular shoulder, awed by how incredible he looked and felt. He glanced up, and his eyes filled with desire for her.

“You let go of the rope,” Easton called.

“Forgive me.” She blushed and turned from Hays.

Hays chuckled softly. He undid the holster around his waist and set it and his pistol on top of his shirt lying on the ground. Then he slid a knife and cell phone out of his pocket and set them with the pistol. She had always been terrified of guns and knives. In her world, those weapons were only used to torture and kill to gain more power or eliminate anyone not aligning their will with her father’s. She shivered at the memories.

Then Hays straightened and smiled at her. He looked the epitome of a hero, but she’d seen other ultra-handsome and well-built men who possessed none of Hays’s qualities. Hays was loyal, thoughtful, and good all the way through. With Hays, the same weapons that inflicted death and agony were used to protect the innocent.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.