Page 184 of Obsession

“I can’t wait to discover the rest.”

I smiled, and he sighed.

“I know you have questions and you’re trying to do the math because there are a lot of things that don’t add up.” He ran his fingers through his hair, carefully searching for his words. “Tonight changed a lot, it changed everything for me. Up until now it was all just a trial period, a curiosity, but now I want you, Katherine. I want you like I have never wanted anyone before.”

My heart skipped a beat.

“And for that, I know I have to tell you certain things and answer your questions, so I’ll start with the one you asked earlier,” he jerked his head in the direction of the other cars, “I made my first money as a bodyguard.”

My eyebrows shot up in surprise.

“Personal bodyguard?”

“Yes.”

Okay, I was starting to feel a certain heat, and not a pleasant one at that.

“And no, a bodyguard doesn’t usually earn that much, but it depends on who you’re protecting and what you’re protecting him from.”

“Him?”

He smiled, amused.

“Yeah, baby, it’s a man. I still work with him, for him.”

“Is he the reason that detective is trying to get you?”

I knew I had overstepped the mark, because he had offered an answer to one question, and I quickly shook my head.

“Actually, it doesn’t matter. I’m just glad you finally trust me.”

“I have trusted you since the moment you risked your freedom to protect me, but some…”

“Some secrets aren’t yours to tell,” I finished his sentence, and he smiled, pressing a soft kiss to my lips.

“Exactly.”

“Okay, so let’s call it Secret Section. Every time you want to open a door, I will listen, but I want you to promise me something.”

I took his face in my palms, and he looked at me intently, but his seriousness was sometimes too sexy for me to focus.

“You’ll never lie to me. I am okay right now with you not telling me everything because we just gave each other a real chance a couple hours ago, but no matter what, do not ever lie to me. I’m capable of accepting anything, but never a lie.”

He looked at me for seconds and I thought I saw him swallow, then he nodded. “Agreed!”

I smiled, then ran my fingers through his hair.

I’d imagined him in many instances, but never as a bodyguard, even though I was sure it wasn’t a typical job, as he’d so subtly put it. I thought about who would hire a seventeen-year-old protector, who he would protect him from, but that was a door to be opened another day.

I remembered Joshua and what he’d done to me, but I couldn’t muster the strength to tell Harris. Not at a time like this, because then he would have lost his cool and our whole night would have been ruined.

Another truth for another day.

“So, did you bring me here for a reason, or just so you could press that Godzilla between my legs?”

He looked down as if he needed confirmation that he had an erection. It was amazing that he managed to stay so calm, considering how hard he was.

The look he gave me when he lifted his head was full of danger, but also satisfaction. Telling a guy that he has a big dick takes his mind off everything else.

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