My Bodyguard
Chapter 01
The champagne had gone to my head hours ago. My cheeks still buzzed from smiling too much, my ears rang from hollow compliments, and the silk of my gown clung like a second skin. Another charity gala, another night of playing the perfect daughter, the perfect heiress.
But the moment I slid into the backseat of the black town car, the mask cracked. I exhaled, dropping my glittering clutch onto the seat beside me.
“Home, Adrian,” I muttered.
“Yes, ma’am.” His voice was low, gravelly, steady in a way that made my pulse twitch.
Adrian. Always Adrian. My shadow in a pressed black suit, hands on the wheel, eyes dark in the rearview mirror. Ex-soldier. My father’s most trusted employee. My chauffeur.
My temptation.
The car eased into motion, city lights flashing a
