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situation.”
    “You’d better be,” Will snapped right back. “Because if anything happens to Gwen, you’re done in this town. Hell, you’re done in the whole country.”
    The guy was confused. His threats had never worked on Chance before, so why would he think they’d work now? Chance didn’t speak, and he knew that Will would understand his silence for the
I-don’t-give-a-shit
that it was.
    “She’s all I have,” Will mumbled. Those words surprised Chance. “After her mother’s death…it was just Gwen. I know half the time she hates me, but I need her. You keep her safe.
Keep. Her. Safe
.”
    The guy hung up on him. Big surprise.
    But then the bathroom door opened. Gwen stood there, looking so gorgeous she made him ache. Sure, she was just wearing jeans and a t-shirt and her hair was loose around her shoulders, but Gwen wore those clothes better than other women wore expensive gowns. They fit her body perfectly, showing off her curves and making him itch to touch her.
    He put the phone back down on his desk. Chance cleared his throat. “I’ll change too, then we’ll have that chat with Ethan.” He sure wasn’t looking forward to seeing that bastard. Putting him in jail? Oh, yeah, that part he anticipated.
    Gwen nodded.
    “I’ve got some spare clothes, too.” He turned away from her. “Just give me a minute…” He was grateful her father hadn’t blown his cover, but Chance felt like shit because he was misleading Gwen. He needed to tell her the truth, but he was afraid that if he did, she’d doubt him.
    He wanted Gwen’s trust. He needed it.
    He looked back at her.
Tell her.
But he couldn’t. Because she was staring at him with trust filling her bright green eyes, and the last thing he wanted to do was wreck that trust.
    She doesn’t need to know.
But they did need to be clear on one thing. “You told your father you’d hired me to keep you safe.”
    A light flush stained her cheeks. “Well, yes, I mean, since you have your own bodyguard business and—”
    “You’re not paying me to keep you safe.
No one
is paying me.” He wasn’t going to take money from her father and he sure as hell wasn’t taking her money. He was protecting her because he needed to know Gwen was safe. If he didn’t, Chance would go mad. “I’m doing it because you matter to me.”
    She seemed to absorb that a moment and then Gwen said, “Just promise, that no matter what happens, you won’t get hurt.”
    He’d been hurt plenty before and he would be again. Lex had even called him an adrenaline junkie once. But then, Lex was the one truly addicted to the high. Chance had already found something he enjoyed more than the rush of danger.
    “Chance? Please, I don’t want you taking risks for me.”
    “If not for you, then who?” He smiled at her. “Baby, my life is all about risk. Just ask Lex or Dev. They’ve got stories that scare even me.”
    She marched toward him. Caught his hand. Stared up at him with determination stamped on her face. “I’m not talking about stories. I’m talking about the here and now. You say you want me safe? Fine. I want you safe, too. So let’s make that happen. Let’s both stay safe, let’s stay out of any fires…and let’s just see what came happen for us. I want a chance to be with you.”
    And he needed one with her. Needed it, more than he needed anything else.
    But he didn’t promise her that he wouldn’t get hurt. There were already enough lies between them.

Chapter Five
    At night, Wicked was a hotspot teeming with people. The line to gain entrance to the club usually stretched around the block. Music would blare. Laughter would fill the air.
    But during the day…especially so early in the day, Wicked was totally different. Deserted. All of the lights were off and no bouncers guarded the doors.
    Lex marched toward the doors. He lifted his fist and pounded.
    Gwen kept her position near Chance’s side. She hadn’t seen Ethan in months, not since she’d