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Chapter One
Amelia
There has been a secret that I have been holding in for many years now because I didn’t dare speak up about it. A part of me was afraid to because I didn’t want to end up admitting something that would set my brother off and then there was no way that I would EVER be able to have what I want. I’ve lived with the fact that it’s just not going to happen no matter what I do. I hate to even say this but it’s becoming clear to me that the best thing for me to do is to just walk away and try to love someone else.
I have tried dating other people. I am a successful actress even though I am a fox and I haven’t let anything hold me back. There were definitely people who were wary of me because they didn’t trust foxes but I made it clear time and time again that I’m not like the other people. I understand what’s going through people’s minds and I have no problem with them approaching me about it and telling me how they feel.
The only thing that does end up pissing me off is when someone makes an assumption about me and makes me out tobe the bad guy. I have been blamed for other people’s problems and drama even when I’m not the one who started it. It didn’t matter if I am a fox, since we’re known for our ‘sneaky natures’. I have never done something that would even warrant being called sneaky and I would say that to anybody and everyone who dared to say it to me. I kept telling them that they needed to talk things out with me rather than just jump to conclusions. I know it’s not an easy feat but I’m not going to just put up with something that I’m not doing.
I let out a deep sigh as I stare out the window of my private car, my driver, Jesus, sitting up front. I’ve had him as my driver for a few years now and I trust him. He has helped me out of the trickiest of situations when I had fans who were definitely doing WAY too much. I know that they were excited to see me and everything but there is a way to do this without messing everything up in the process. I don’t even know how many times I had to say that because it was becoming quickly clear to me that it didn’t honestly matter what I had to say.
My brother, Adam, has stood by my side and won’t let anyone speak poorly about me or even to my face. It warms my heart to know that I have a big brother like him sticking up for me and making sure that I’m not being hurt by anything in the process. He has known what I have been through and as a pro-athlete, he definitely knows what it is like to have people who are automatically against you without even knowing you.
That has been the biggest problem lately. Most of the media and my fans have been begging me to find my soulmate, that I deserve love. It’s not like I haven’t been looking but there is no one in my mind that was even worthy of being in a relationship with me. I found that a little hilarious every time that I ended up trying to because my mind would revert back to him.
It’s like he knew how to invade his way into my mind, to make me feel and want things that I have never felt before. Ireally like him and I want to be a part of his life. I want to know what makes him happy and what makes him sad. I have known him pretty much all of his life but a part of me is worried about the fact that he might be a completely different person than what he portrays.
But that’s when I see him.
We pull up in front of my house, having to go through the gigantic gates that are meant to keep out the crazies. He is one of the few people in my life who even has access to my home but when I see him leaning against his car, watching me intently, it makes my heart race. He is tall, like really tall. He is about six-seven with tan skin and a muscular frame. He is covered from the neck-down in tattoos, showing off his delicious frame. His short, reddish-brown hair glimmers in the sunlight and even from here, I’m being pierced through by his intense blue eyes.
He has angular features, a soft stubble on his chin that gives him a bit of his five-o-clock shadow. He is the definition of an Adonis, making my heart race as I step out of the car as soon as it comes to a stop. He continues to watch me as I approach, wondering what he is doing here because he’s never around. I wet my lips, seeing how I almost immediately attracted his attention as I tilted my head to the side.
“Hi.” I whisper, trying to not squeak out sounds since I’m so nervous right now, “I wasn’t expecting you. What are you doing here?”
His eyebrow twitches ever so slightly as he purses his lips, “I knew you were gone and since Adam is out of state, he called me and said that someone had broken into your house. I wanted to come over here and check things out.”
My stomach drops because I seriously hate the idea of someone breaking into my home, “did you find anything?”
His jaw clenches, “yes, but I really don’t want to tell you what I found.”
That makes me even more nervous, “why can’t you tell me? I think I have a right to know if someone broke into my home.”
“Yeah, but I don’t want to tell you what they did in your home.” He explains to me, making my lips part in surprise because that really didn’t sound good, “basically, he did some… Things, and now I have the police coming over to take DNA samples and hopefully get a chance to catch him before he can do anything worse.”
“Wow.” I’m shocked beyond belief because I have no idea what’s going through their heads right now that it would be okay for something like that to happen, “okay, I’m glad the police are on their way then. I’m also happy I wasn’t home because that could have been a really dangerous situation. Thank you for telling me.”
He nods slowly, “have you thought about maybe hiring a bodyguard? I don’t think it is a good idea for you to be home alone more than you need to be.”
I think it is really cute that he is worrying about me but I also don’t want to get my hopes up, “I honestly don’t think it is going to matter too much. I know how you feel about the situation but there’s not much I can do from it. If I had my way, I’d probably turn tail and run but this is my home. I can’t just let them screw me over just because they want to do nasty, revolting things.”
His lips purse into a thin line, “then how about me?”
I raise an eyebrow, confused as to what he is talking about, “what do you mean?”
“I run my own security company, Amelia.” He explains to me, a softness on his face that makes my heart flutter, “I know you’re probably not too keen on the idea of having someone you know watching over you because that might be a bit stressful to you. But I’m willing to do it for you.”
I’m shocked because I honestly never thought that he would open himself up to me like that but I end up nodding either way.If that’s what he wants to do, then so be it, but I don’t know if my heart is going to be able to take accepting him into my life and heart.
I don’t know WHAT I want at this point but I do know I’ll be okay either way.
“Yes, I’ll gladly accept it.” I tell him, seeing a strange look appear on his face, “at least until we find the stalker.” He agrees, watching me with the tiniest smile on his face, “so, what now?”
His lips twitch ever so slightly as he tilts his head to the side, “now, I guess you come home with me.”
That wasn’t what I was expecting.
Chapter Two
