The Alpha Bodyguards Books #1-3

Chapter Twenty-Four

M y cock was so big , and her cunt was so small, we’d fucking knotted every time I’d fucked her. I’d had to kiss her to get her to relax enough to let me pull out. And goddamn, her tight cunt gripping my cock—I was hard just thinking about it . I wanted to fuck her a thousand times just to feel that grip of her body on me. And fuck if I didn’t want to kiss her each of those thousand times.

But fucking her and kissing her was the last thing I should’ve been thinking about right now. Her ass on stage, a couple thousand in the audience and growing every minute, I needed to concentrate on the crowd.

I scanned the audience and stage again. “Collins, Sawyer, crowd control check,” I spoke into the comm.

“Fucking rubberneckers,” Collins muttered. “But contained.”

“Status to the east is still contained,” Sawyer added.

“Copy that,” I replied. “Stage secure.” I turned my attention back to the host who couldn’t take his eyes off her.

Faking a sympathetic expression, the asshole host leaned toward Audrina. “So tell us, Dreena, what exactly did happen the other night in Miami on South Beach?”

“Well….” Audrina looked out over the crowd then met my gaze.

I tipped my chin in encouragement. She should fucking sink Payne for his bullshit.

Visibly inhaling, she turned back to the host, but he was already looking off set toward me.

Raising an eyebrow, the prick nodded at me then looked back at Audrina. “Did you want to tell us about the guest you brought with you, first?”

Fucking tool.

Audrina picked an invisible piece of lint off her skirt for effect before acknowledging the host. Feigning nerves, working the audience, I had to admit she was fucking spectacular at what she did.

“Well, Jonathan.” Audrina blushed. “I did bring a certain special someone. And while I had told myself I wasn’t going to talk about the… incident, or anything personal, I think my fans probably deserve an explanation.”

The prick host leaned even closer to her, his expression grave. “Can you tell us what happened that night on the beach?”

Looking contrite, Audrina inhaled. “I was drugged.”

A shocked, collective gasp echoed through the audience.

Audrina didn’t miss a beat. “I know this is not what I am supposed to say, and I know it’s not what the studios want me to reveal, but after talking to… my friend, and thinking things through….” She faced the audience. “I think it’s important to let women know what can happen to them in clubs, and I think it’s important for any man considering doing what my costar did to know that there are consequences.”

A roar of outrage went through the crowd.

The host held his hand up. “Are you saying Colton Payne drugged you without your knowledge or consent?”

Audrina turned back to the host. “I can neither confirm nor deny an ongoing investigation, but I will say that what you saw on those videos is nothing close to normal behavior for me, as I am sure you can attest to, Jonathan.”

“Sure, sure, of course.” The prick nodded diligently. “You’ve been on our show before and we’ve followed your career since your first movie. We’re big fans here at Miami Morning . I can personally say I have known you for years, and I have never seen any such behavior from you.”

Audrina gave a half smile. “Yes, well, it was not my finest hour.” She looked out at the audience. “But I am hoping you all will go see the movie when it releases. I would be honored.”

A cheer broke out in the crowd.

The host laughed then held his hand up again. “So, before we go to commercial break, would you care to share with us who this special someone is?” The host’s face turned serious. “Who I am assuming is not your costar in this case.”

Her blush returned. “No, definitely not my costar, Jonathan.”

Jesus Christ .

“In fact,” Audrina continued, “this person is quite opposite from any costar I’ve ever worked with. He’s caring and dominant and alpha, and he protects me in his own special way, but he is definitely not Hollywood.” Sweet, innocent, a smile spread across her face.

She turned to look at me.

My fucking chest tightened and a war unleashed inside me. I wanted her looking at me. Possessive and so fucking past unprofessional, I wanted the fucking world to know she was looking at me. But I didn’t want to be seen. I wanted no fucking part of this life.

“In fact,” she continued, “he’s the only person besides my lawyer who knows about the change in my life I’m about to make. A giant step, if you will.” She glanced at me and smiled wide.

The host’s eyes went wide as fuck. “A giant step?”

Meeting the host’s surprised gaze, Audrina nodded. “Yes, Jonathan. I’m taking a step out of the spotlight.” She smiled shyly. “I think it’s time, don’t you?”

The crowd and the host gasped.

“I… wow. I wasn’t expecting this.” The host chuckled before his expression turned grave. “I was hesitant to bring this up, since we have a mixed audience of all ages here and the producers have yet to verify its validity, but we were alerted to a video of you, apparently taken yesterday afternoon by a private pool, with a certain… gentleman.” The host glanced at me. “I wasn’t sure if you wanted to comment on that? The footage is quite revealing, in both content and nature. Would this inci dent, or the gentleman, have anything to do with you suddenly deciding to step away from your career?”

My heart fucking stopped.

Without missing a beat, Audrina nodded as if she were thinking. “I’ve known you to be such an honest and professional presence in this industry, Jonathan. I would hope that you’d be intent on maintaining your reputation rather than showing some presumed video footage of me.” Her practiced smile spread across her face, but it didn’t touch her eyes. Then, looking like an angel, she dropped a motherfucking bomb.

“Besides, it’s no secret. I like role playing with my special someone.” She turned back to look at me. Crossing her wrists like she was in handcuffs, she lifted her arms toward me in surrender. “You ready for me, baby?”

The crowd went fucking ballistic.

The cameras swung toward me, the host stood up, and the noise of the audience roared through my head. Leaning back in her seat like it was all a big joke, Audrina dissolved into actress fake giggles.

But it wasn’t a joke.

Not even close.

She’d just sunk my motherfucking career.