Chapter 1
I didn’t slow down as I approached the club’s entrance, my black stiletto heels clicking sharp and fast against the concrete.
The bouncers were two hulking men in tailored suits. They both straightened at the sight of me, their expressions shifting from indifference to fear in an instant. They knew who I was. Everyone did.
Alex was already there, leaning against the brick wall just beyond the rope line, his broad shoulders blocking half the LED light sign. His dark eyes locked onto mine the moment I stepped into the club filled with neon lights, his jaw clenched so tight that it looked like he might break it.
He looked like he’d been waiting for me. Like he’d been hunting me…. but he was just my bodyguard after all, it was expected of him.
I tilted my chin up, letting the
