“You’re going to follow me, aren’t you?”
I meet her stare, lean back, and cross my arms over my chest.
“You sound like you want me to,” I say.
She huffs and stomps toward the door.
“Well, I don’t.”
She grabs the door handle only to twirl back toward me and point an accusing finger at me.
“No, I know you.This is too easy.You hired bodyguards, didn’t you?”
I quirk a brow.
“Yes, I did, and I paid them handsomely so you won’t even know they’re there.This is the best I can do, Audrey.You want your freedom, and I want your safety.Be mad at me all you want; I will not compromise on this topic any further.”
After a deep breath, she deflates.
“Honestly, that’s… fair.Even though I know they’ll be reporting my every,” she rolls her eyes as she emphasizes the word, “moveto you, I think it’s an even compromise for us both.Thank you.”
Although she delivers the words begrudgingly, I take it for the win it is.
“You’re welcome.Anything else?”I ask.
She hesitates.
“Yes.I have plans Saturday night.Donotinterrupt them.”
She disappears into the hall before I can respond.
Suspicion roars through me, and even as I recognize she’s most likely baiting me, I know I’ll be the one to follow her Saturday night.
No one cares about my baby doll as much as I do.I need to protect, love, and cherish her for the rest of our lives.
If that means killing her secret fling, then so be it.
Audrey Tripp is mine.All mine.Only mine.
My first love.My fiancée.My future.
Mine.
Forever.
Chapter 15
Audrey Tripp
The urge to look overmy shoulder again rages through me, but I pull my coat collar tighter around my throat and shift my small gym bag to my front as I step off the curb onto the sidewalk.
This section of town looks worse than my apartment, but the two-story brick building ahead feels like the safest place in the entire city.
It’s been my only true sanctuary ever since I found it eight years ago.It’s where I met Brook.She’s helped me conquer so many of my fears.
So has Mr.Carter, the grouchy old gym buff who might have been a top secret soldier in some overseas war when he was in his prime.
He runs a tight ship.I trust his abilities more than I do the fancy security system at work.
