Her Wilde Bodyguards (Wilde, Nevada 5)

“There must be at least fifty pictures of me.”

“More like a couple of hundred. Scarpelli’s men have been photographing you for months,” Sam said. “Turns out he did have guys on the ground in Dallas during your concert, too. And I’m betting he also sent someone to your home in Malibu. No proof yet, but I’ll dig into all the evidence the Feds have and find the connection. Looks like his obsession finally turned deadly.”

“I’ll need all you’ve got on this,” Aaron said. “I want to share it with Sheriff Champion and Austin.”

“Sure thing, boss. My contact told me there is a ton of documents they got out of Scarpelli’s house that might be helpful in locating the sheriff and Austin’s guy, Delgado. I’m sure glad that bastard Scarpelli is gone.”

She breathed a giant sigh of relief. “So am I, Sam. Thank you.”

“All in a day’s work, Miss Gaynor.”

“Good job,” Aaron said.

“Thanks, boss. I’ll get back to you if there’s anything new to report.”

Aaron gave a few more instructions to Sam and then ended the call.

“Let’s celebrate.” She grinned.

Kyle nodded, placing his arm around her shoulder. “Absolutely, baby. What would you like to do?”

“Let’s go to the diner and get some King Cakes.”

They all laughed.

Aaron squeezed her hand. “You can’t be serious, sweetheart.”

“I’m very serious. I’m going to have to call Stephanie and let her know I’m safe. I’m going to ask her to bring me some clothes. She’s all about eating healthy. Once she’s here it’ll be back to salads, lean proteins, and vitamin rich juices and shakes.”

“So you’re not going to go back on tour?” Aaron smiled.

“No.”

“You’re planning to stay?”

“Well, I was hoping I could.” She smiled. “You two wouldn’t put me out on the streets, would you? I’m homeless, you know.”

“Listen to this little manipulator, bro.” Kyle kissed her on the cheek. “Only one room got some damage in your Malibu mansion, but if you want to stay in our three-bedroom ranch house it’s fine by me. What do you think, Aaron?”

He grinned. “I’m sure it smells really bad until they get rid of the smoke damage. I suppose we can let her stay for a little while. It might be nice to have a woman in the house.”

“You took good care of me and now it’s my turn to take care of you.” She stood. “Come on, guys. I’m dying for some King Cakes.”

Kyle shook his head. “I wonder what Stephanie is going to think of us when she learns all you’ve eaten since you got here were pancakes.”

She held up both her fists. “Don’t you dare sell me out, guys.”

Aaron stood and took her hands. “We’ve got your back, baby. Always.”

He kissed her, making her toes curl.

Kyle came up behind her, pressing her between his and Aaron’s muscled bodies. “Maybe we should work up a good appetite before we go.”

Aaron smiled. “What do you say, baby?”

She looked into his blue eyes. “Can’t think of a better way to burn calories, can you?”

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