Playboy billionaire Aiden Grayson is being blackmailed and when he meets his handsome new bodyguard, Julian, he's slowly overcome by feelings he can't deny.
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31. BEG FOR IT
"I can't believe you're leaving me already. And here I thought that what we had would last forever," Aiden said to Cassie, jokingly, as she finished loading the last of her bags into Julian's car. "I can't lie. It was really nice having you around."
"Just nice? Honey, I think what you meant to say was that I was the coolest bitch you've ever met and it's breaking your heart right now to see me go." Cassie teased. Aiden laughed. Julian shook his head and smiled at both of them. "Seriously, though, it's been fun being here. I guess I'll miss you, I don't know."
"We'll have to link up again real soon," Aiden suggested. Cassie agreed. "Now, since you are leaving, I'm going to have Joshua stick by your side until you fly out of town. It'll be safer for you to have some type of protection around being that Clarissa is still out there roaming the streets."
"I have no objections to any of what you said," Cassie said.
Aiden laughed and then looked at Julian. "I'll catch you later at the hotel?"
Julian nodded, leaning in to give Aiden a quick peck on the lips before they separated. Aiden went back inside the house to finish packing for their little getaway.
"Why are you so adamant about leaving so suddenly, anyway? I know things have been crazy around here, but no one wants you to go," Julian said to Cassie after they hopped into his SUV and took off down the road.
They were heading to his condo which is where Cassie would be staying until she went back home to New York.
When she told him that she wanted to leave Aiden's place and be on her own for a while, Julian refused to put her in a random hotel, so he suggested she stay at his place instead.
"I just feel like I've overstayed my welcome," Cassie replied, being honest. "And with you two going off to do your own thing this weekend, not trying to sound like a whiny bitch, but I'd be left all alone in Aiden's gigantic house and...I don't know, I guess I'd feel safer on my own if I were in your condo rather than being in Aiden's never-ending mansion. Besides, whats-his-face will be with me, so it's not like I'm entirely all on my own."
"His name is Joshua," Julian informed her, wishing she'd be more serious about all this than what she was showing. "You've got his number saved in your phone, right? So if anything goes wrong, anything at all, you'd better call me immediately."
"I know the rules, Jules." Cassie looked over at her friend and smiled. "I'll call you if anything happens. Which it won't, so please stop worrying and enjoy your weekend getaway with your man. Don't stress out over me, I'll be fine. I can take care of myself. I know karate."
Julian laughed, rolling his eyes. "No, you don't."
"You're right, I don't." Cassie laughed. "But I'm pretty sure Joshua knows how to use his pistol, so I'll be good."
