The Bodyguard I Hired Is My Billionaire Husband

My father sold me to a monster to settle a debt. One minute I was a debutante at a gala, and the next, I was being hunted through the service corridors by my own stepmother’s security. I scrambled into a dark penthouse to hide, only to be pinned against the wall by a man whose body felt like a wall of searing heat. He smelled of rain and expensive cedar, his voice a low, pained growl as he gripped my wrist so hard the bone nearly ground together. The next morning, the "Wall Street Monster" arrived at our estate to collect his prize. My father signed the contract without reading a single page, trading me for a wire transfer while my sister laughed at my impending doom. "I heard he uses knives in bed," Kacy whispered, "Hope you have thick skin, sis." A balding, cruel man claimed to be my husband, but it was the silent bodyguard standing in the shadows who caught my tray when I stumbled. His touch sent a jolt of electricity through my veins, and his voice was the same gravelly baritone from the dark room the night before. I was terrified, caught in a web of lies about a disfigured beast who supposedly broke women for sport. I didn't understand why this "bodyguard" was looking at me with such predatory intensity, or why he was the only one who stepped in when my father tried to shove me. Then, inside the car, the bodyguard took off his sunglasses to reveal piercing blue eyes and a face that was devastatingly handsome. "I am Gideon Blackburn," he said, his voice dropping to a dangerous rumble. "And in this house, there is only one rule: Never lie to me." The monster wasn't who they said he was, and he was about to show my family exactly what happens when you try to destroy something that belongs to him.

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The penthouse was quiet when she returned.

Gideon was sitting on the sofa, his laptop open. He didn't look up as she entered.

"Did Silas break it?" he asked.

"Just sprained, I think," Alivia said, taking off her coat.

"Pity."

Alivia walked over to him. "You did it, didn't you? The grant. The cards."

Gideon closed the laptop and looked at her. "He touched you."

"So you ruined his life?"

"I removed an obstacle. There is a difference."

Alivia looked at him. This man was ruthless. He destroyed people with a phone call.

And he did it for her.

She sat down next to him. "Thank you."

Gideon reached out and pulled her into his lap. It was a fluid motion, possessing her.

"You are my wife, Alivia. My protection is part of the deal."

"Is that all it is? A deal?" she asked, looking into his eyes.

Gideon didn't answer. He reached into his pocket and pulled out a long, velvet box.

He opened it. Inside lay a necklace. A single, teardrop sapphire, dark as the ocean, suspended on a platinum chain.

"Turn around," he murmured.

Alivia turned. She felt the cold metal against her skin, then the warmth of his fingers clasping it at the nape of her neck.

He kissed the spot right above the clasp. A shiver ran down her spine.

"I have to go to Zurich tonight," he said against her skin. "Business."

Alivia felt a sharp pang of disappointment. "Oh. How long?"

"Three days." He turned her face to look at him. "Will you miss me?"

"Maybe," she whispered.

Gideon smirked. "Liar."

He brushed his thumb over her lips. "Wear the necklace. It tells them you're mine."

"I'm not a dog, Gideon."

"No," he agreed. "You're a wolf. But you're my wolf."

He stood up, adjusting his cuffs. "Silas will stay with you. Don't go anywhere without him."

"I won't."

He leaned down and kissed her forehead. It was a chaste kiss, but it burned.

"Be good, Alivia."

Then he was gone, taking all the air in the room with him.

Alivia touched the sapphire at her throat. It felt heavy. It felt like an anchor.

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