Her CEO Stalker and Her Second Chance Mate (Adelaide) novel Chapter 107

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I drove Briar to work and the guys stepped out of the bays after they eyed me as she and I had

a hushed conversation about keeping her weapons close and the promise to keep her phone on

her in case anything came up. She nodded in agreement as I cupped her cheek, speaking to

her softly. I didn’t know what got into me, but when she turned to leave, I tugged her back

and kissed her. It was meant to be a chaste kiss, a quick goodbye, but I found I needed a better

taste, and the guys were lined up observing. Knox had his arms crossed over his chest and

Todd and Byron were scrutinizing me as I walked up..

“So you and her, is this really happening?” Tod asked.

“Do you have a problem with that?”

“Not as long as you aren’t pulling her strings like the rest of your assignments.”

I held up my hands, accepting the blow and willing them to listen.

“The last thing Briar will ever be to me is a puppet; my intentions are true; I swear,” I let

them know honestly. I couldn’t let word get around what Briar was to me. He would chase her

off himself, thinking me delusional, and I would pay the ultimate price. To everyone else I

hadn’t told, who wasn’t a necessary part of the equation I was building for us, my word would

have to be enough. They eyed me, not fully convinced.

“Briar is different. Shes Jakes people, and I will always honor him.”

“I do need a favor from you guys though…”

“What kind of favor?” Byron asked.

“The kind that means when I can’t watch her here you do, her piece of shit ex is trying to find

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her and left her a calling card on her front porch yesterday so anything seems out of place you

call me.”

“You mean the piece of shit Alpha she stunk of when she got here and left all those bruises on

her face?” Tod asked.

“Yeah, that shit bag. This isn’t an order from him either, it’s a personal favor to me.” Now I

had their attention. By the end of my debrief, even though I gave them no details on Briar’s

full story, nor my deepest reason for protecting her, they had promised to keep an eye on her,

and I was thankful. They were all good guys. I just had to make sure Knox stayed in his lane.

After my rounds and a check in with the chief, I picked my girl up for lunch. I had ordered

ahead, so my change of vehicles didn’t waste time. She sat across from me as she pushed her

food around on her plate. I took her hand.

“Hey,” I tried to stir her out of the funk.

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