Her secret mate

Intruder

My whole body froze.

The voice behind me belonged to a man, but I am sure I have never met him. I would have remembered the smooth low voice. I am sure that this voice doesn't belong to anyone I know, but for some reason, it felt so familiar to me, but I couldn't put my finger on why I felt that way.

His hard chest radiated heat as it was pressed against me and his closeness felt different... not like anything I had ever felt before.

He squeezed my wrist harder, drawing my attention back to the current moment and the sticky situation I was in.

"Release the knife princess, before you hurt yourself."

Oh, he did not just say that.

Before he could take another breath, I elbowed him right in the middle of his chest, hitting the solar plexus. He did not expect this because I felt him loosening his hold on my wrist as he took a step back. I used the momentum and ripped my wrist out of his hands, freeing myself from his grip.

There was not a moment to waste, so I changed the angle of the knife that I was holding and jumped onto him, forcing him to fall back with me on top of him.

After years of training, I knew just the right way to fall, so my knees would land on his hands, entrapping him underneath me as I pressed the sharp blade of the knife right into his throat. The blade was pressed so tightly against his throat that a small droplet of blood rolled down onto the blade.

"Who the hell are you and what are you doing in my house? Answer me before, I let the blade slide and split your throat open."

Leaning over him I met his gaze and the moment I met those dark, almost black eyes my stomach turned.

Shit...

Those eyes... they were sucking me in like two little black holes...

Hypnotizing me...

I had never been so affected by anyone else before.

He noticed me losing my concentration and used this moment.

I am not sure how he did it, but he flipped us over, knocking the knife out of my hands and sending it flying across the room.

In the process, he managed to secure both of my hands in one of his as he sat on top of my chest. He managed to do it gently because I was sure that he was not putting all his weight on my chest.

"Well, that was not very nice, princess. You could have hurt both of us with that knife."

"Oh, we both know that it would have been only you that got hurt and we both know it."

"Tsk task tsk... You could have tried to hurt me with it and maybe even succeeded, but we would have ended up in this situation no matter what. Now calm down before you hurt yourself."

"f**k you."

My frustrated tone must have been hilarious to him because he broke out into full-chested laughter.

"Are you suggesting that we have fun, princess?"

My body froze and my cheeks went pink.

"I have a f*****g boyfriend, you creep and now release me, before he finds you here and rips you to shreds."

He laughed again as he leaned in closer.

"Darling we both know that your little boyfriend is now on his way to see his daddy, so there is no need to threaten me with your little pup. And I do not appreciate being called a creep."

"What... HOW DO YOU KNOW WHERE DARCY IS? IF YOU TOUCH EVEN A HAIR ON HIS BODY I WILL MAKE YOU REGRET THE DAY YOU WERE BORN"

My outburst of threats made him laugh again, this time even louder.

"Darling, it is my job to know everything. But you don't have to worry your pretty head about him. As far as I know, he is as safe as he has been for the last few years. I am not here for him, I am here for you."

"Wh... what? Why?"

My whole body started to shiver as I felt his eyes slowly travel from my eyes, down my body,

FUCKING HELL.

He is going to rape me and kill me.

SHIT.

I need to do something.

But before I could even get an idea of what I wanted to do, he started talking again.

"There is no need to be scared, princess. I am not here to hurt you or take pleasure from you. This is just a business call, so you can relax without that I am going to be dead in a few hours face. It doesn't suit you."

Oh how much I wanted to hit him with something strong and cold.

"Who are you and what do you want from me?"

This time my voice was a lot more stable and calm, even when I was trashing around like crazy on the inside.

He smiled quickly and leaned down to whisper.

"I am Colin Maikolson. I am an acquaintance of your father. As a favour, he asked me to take you home and protect you for a week until he cleans his hands off you so you would be their problem now and not his."

Shit, that does sound like my father.

"Okay, I will be calm, now release my wrists, now."

There were little devils paying in his eyes and I knew that I was in trouble.

He stared at me for a moment as if trying to understand if I was indeed lying. The movement he released my hands, and I will beat his arrogant ass.

"Nah, I don't think that is such a good idea, so I will hold on to you for both of our sakes. We have a long trip home."

"I promise, I will not hit you."

My words sounded hilarious to him because he started to laugh again.

"Yeah, we both know that it will not happen. You will probably try to stab me again the moment you get loose".

Shit, he is right. Somehow he can see through those cards.