I assumed it would be my father. After my conversation with Nate earlier that day, I figured things were through between us, which was fine by me. It may have been true that I couldn’t stop thinking about his tall, ripped body, or the way he tongued my clit until I came over and over, but he was too much of an asshole, too cocky.
I was beginning to understand why my dad kept bringing around those rich guys all the time. At least they had manners. Maybe they were boring and stuck up and douchey, but at least they didn’t say the dirtiest things they could think of to me whenever they felt like it.
At least they didn’t make me soaking wet every time they were around.
Nate was a brainless Neanderthal. He was an ape. True, he was an ape with an incredible cock and a strength I’d never seen before, but still an ape. He was never going to change.
“Come in,” I called out.
The door opened slowly and there he was, my asshole stepbrother.
“Hey, Claire,” he said, grinning at me.
“What do you want? I figured we were done talking.”
“I don’t know,” he said, coming inside and closing the door behind him, “I think I had some interesting things to say.”
I tossed my phone away and sat up. “The only thing I kept hearing was how much of an asshole you are.”
He laughed, shaking his head. “Please, little sis. You know you love it when I tell you how bad I want you to slide down my thick cock.”
“No, thanks. And don’t call me ‘little sis.’ That’s gross.”
He crossed his arms. “What would you prefer? Princess?”
“My name is fine.”
“Okay, princess it is.”
“What do you want, Nate?”
“I have some good news for you.” He walked over and sat down on the bed. I reluctantly made room for him, though I couldn’t help but remember the last time we were in that bed together, our arms wrapped around each other, our naked bodies pressed together.
“I’m not sure I want to hear it.”
“Trust me, you do.”
I sighed, not in the mood to go back and forth for another twenty minutes. “Okay, spit it out.”
“I told your father about what happened to us on the boat.”
I raised an eyebrow, surprised. “I thought you said we couldn’t tell anyone?”
“I changed my mind. Plus, I told him I scared the guys off with a gun.”
“So you lied to him.”
“I left out some incriminating details.”
“Well, what did he say?”
“Came to the same conclusion I did, actually.”
“Which is?”
“I’m pretty sure your family is in danger.” I listened carefully as he told me about the Broken Hearts and how he found it all out. It shocked me that he had gone through all that without saying anything about it, and my heart began to beat fast in my chest.
Who was this man, and how far was he willing to go for me? Just when I was ready to give up on him, he decided to go and do something like that.
“So what does this mean?” I asked him once he finished.
“It means some local outfit likely wants to get at your father.”
“And that means I’m in danger?”
“Damn right it does. I’m betting the whole goal of that little pirate bullshit was to kidnap you.”
I blinked, letting that sink in. I had a hard time actually believing that anyone would want to kidnap me, let alone over some stupid business deal. Then again, if I knew my father, there was probably a lot of money riding on the deal. “Okay, fine. I believe you. What do we do?”
His face lit up. “That’s exactly what I wanted to tell you about. Your father gave me a job.”
“Another one?”
“This one is special. I need to be very gentle on this job. The cargo is precious and beautiful.”
I had a bad feeling in my stomach. His face looked much, much too happy for this to be anything other than awful for me.
“What’s the job, Nate?”
“I’m your new bodyguard, little sis.”
I looked at him for a second and then burst out laughing. “You’re kidding, right?”
“No joke. I’ll be watching you twenty-four seven.”
I shook my head. “Come on. I’m sure my dad would hire someone else. And I’m sure you have better things to do than sit around watching me text all day.”
“He offered me a lot of money, and I love watching you all day.”
I moved away from him, shaking my head. He had to be joking. There was no way my dad would stick me with a bodyguard like Nate. There was just no way I’d have to go the rest of the summer with him following me around, my asshole stepbrother, the guy that took my virginity and didn’t seem to give a shit about it. It was an absolute nightmare.