A Tiger's Destiny (Tiger Protectors Book 3) by Terry Bolryder Page B
Authors: Terry Bolryder
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got up, checked the perimeter sensors and the camera to make sure they were still working, and got a glass of milk, hoping it would help.
He’d never been unprofessional with a client before. He’d never come on to a female client.
And he’d never had a night like that, where he’d felt so close to another person, just really shared things from his soul and felt listened to. And he’d enjoyed listening to her, getting to know her. Comforting her and sheltering her.
Mate.
The word echoed back from when he’d been pleasuring her.
The thought was tantalizing. He’d always assumed when he quit this job, he would find a mate and settle down, but he never thought he’d find a mate through his work.
And how did he know it wasn’t just wishful thinking?
A guy like him, a hired gun, probably wasn’t worthy of someone like her. High class, clearly, and sought after and family to someone in high places. He wanted to know even more about her. But all he really knew was in only one night, he’d fallen for her.
He scratched his head as he thought about what to do next.
He knew what he would tell his brothers to do. He’d helped both of them with their mates. But Kel wasn’t dumb enough to not see a good thing when it was right in front of him. And perhaps because he’d spent a lot of time alone, he was very in touch with his tiger.
And his tiger wanted Sofia.
For now, the most important thing was to focus on keeping her safe. They would work out the rest later. He simply wouldn’t let her walk out of his life until he’d won her over. He could swear, from the way she’d fallen asleep peacefully beside him, there was something there for her, too.
But he didn’t want to get in trouble, falling for someone who was sheltered, who just saw him as the first hot bad boy to come along. Rich, sheltered young girls had often thought of him like that, while he saw them only as jobs.
But Sofia was different. He could tell she had struggled. Been alone. Needed him as much as he needed her.
But he told himself all of this could wait until she was safe. He had to focus on that first.
And something was bothering him as he thought about the whole situation surrounding his job. As he thought of Sofia’s godfather, a deep unease settled over him, as if his tiger were warning him of something that was very off about it all.
He went to his luggage in the kitchen and pulled out the dossier that had been given him by Ralston back at the mansion. On the front in bold letters it said “Destroy Immediately,” but Kel ignored it. He cared more about Sofia’s safety and his gut instinct than he did about some vague order from a stranger.
He rifled through the paperwork that contained the location of their stay, an inventory list, pertinent but still-vague details about Sofia, and contact information in case of emergency. There was only one photo in the small folder, a picture of Sofia with her godfather standing next to her, looking particularly smug.
The more he looked at the photo, the more suspicious he felt of her supposed guardian. Perhaps Jace or Carter knew something about this man that Kel didn’t?
He checked his watch and saw it was only barely past midnight. The three of them were all night owls, and even if he woke them, he could apologize later if needed. Right now, he just had to see if they knew anything.
Kel pulled out his smartphone and turned it on. He’d been instructed to turn it off to cut off contact from any sources that could possibly use it to trace him, but he didn’t care about that right now. He took a photo of the picture and sent it to his brothers with the simple message, Need a hand. Have you seen either of these people before?
As he waited, he did as much research as was possible on a small phone screen, doing reverse image searches of both their faces and looking for any news articles that mentioned her godfather or the house he lived in. Five minutes later, he got a text from Jace.
J:
He’d never been unprofessional with a client before. He’d never come on to a female client.
And he’d never had a night like that, where he’d felt so close to another person, just really shared things from his soul and felt listened to. And he’d enjoyed listening to her, getting to know her. Comforting her and sheltering her.
Mate.
The word echoed back from when he’d been pleasuring her.
The thought was tantalizing. He’d always assumed when he quit this job, he would find a mate and settle down, but he never thought he’d find a mate through his work.
And how did he know it wasn’t just wishful thinking?
A guy like him, a hired gun, probably wasn’t worthy of someone like her. High class, clearly, and sought after and family to someone in high places. He wanted to know even more about her. But all he really knew was in only one night, he’d fallen for her.
He scratched his head as he thought about what to do next.
He knew what he would tell his brothers to do. He’d helped both of them with their mates. But Kel wasn’t dumb enough to not see a good thing when it was right in front of him. And perhaps because he’d spent a lot of time alone, he was very in touch with his tiger.
And his tiger wanted Sofia.
For now, the most important thing was to focus on keeping her safe. They would work out the rest later. He simply wouldn’t let her walk out of his life until he’d won her over. He could swear, from the way she’d fallen asleep peacefully beside him, there was something there for her, too.
But he didn’t want to get in trouble, falling for someone who was sheltered, who just saw him as the first hot bad boy to come along. Rich, sheltered young girls had often thought of him like that, while he saw them only as jobs.
But Sofia was different. He could tell she had struggled. Been alone. Needed him as much as he needed her.
But he told himself all of this could wait until she was safe. He had to focus on that first.
And something was bothering him as he thought about the whole situation surrounding his job. As he thought of Sofia’s godfather, a deep unease settled over him, as if his tiger were warning him of something that was very off about it all.
He went to his luggage in the kitchen and pulled out the dossier that had been given him by Ralston back at the mansion. On the front in bold letters it said “Destroy Immediately,” but Kel ignored it. He cared more about Sofia’s safety and his gut instinct than he did about some vague order from a stranger.
He rifled through the paperwork that contained the location of their stay, an inventory list, pertinent but still-vague details about Sofia, and contact information in case of emergency. There was only one photo in the small folder, a picture of Sofia with her godfather standing next to her, looking particularly smug.
The more he looked at the photo, the more suspicious he felt of her supposed guardian. Perhaps Jace or Carter knew something about this man that Kel didn’t?
He checked his watch and saw it was only barely past midnight. The three of them were all night owls, and even if he woke them, he could apologize later if needed. Right now, he just had to see if they knew anything.
Kel pulled out his smartphone and turned it on. He’d been instructed to turn it off to cut off contact from any sources that could possibly use it to trace him, but he didn’t care about that right now. He took a photo of the picture and sent it to his brothers with the simple message, Need a hand. Have you seen either of these people before?
As he waited, he did as much research as was possible on a small phone screen, doing reverse image searches of both their faces and looking for any news articles that mentioned her godfather or the house he lived in. Five minutes later, he got a text from Jace.
J:
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