Charlie’s POV

    Two weeks passed in the blink of an eye. I think Ana is pregnant, but we don’t have any proof of it, at least, not yet. I wish we could just stay here and live off our money. No stress, just us together, living our best life. However, we have family, work, andmitments to attend to. We had to return, whether we wanted to or not.

    We were flying back home when she finally brought up Holden and Roger. Which, I’m not going to lie. Neither of them is my favorite subject.

    “You know, once they realize that we are back, they will be all over me,” Ana advised.

    “I do, but don’t forget. I’m going to be with you from now on. I will only leave you with my men for scheduled meetings I can’t get out of. But I will always have Drew and Jon there with you. Oh, and just to let you know, Holden bought a home in our gatedmunity. He installed a gate that will allow him toe into our backyard. I haven’t decided whether to trap him while he’s trespassing or stop him by building something to keep him out of our yard. I’m thinking of a storage shed. What do you think?” I asked.

    “I wish I could say that I was surprised that he did that, but I know Holden. He would just build another gate, Charlie. You would literally have to block the whole fence line to keep him out, and then he would just get adder. He doesn’t let obstacles get in his way. Just like he left me, when I was an obstacle to his happiness. I just wish he would stay away. There is nothing that he could do, or say, to get me back,” Ana replied.

    I lifted her hand and kissed the inside of her wrist. The love I felt for her has only increased after our time together. My men had moved me out of my apartment while we were on the move. We would be going straight home after wended. We just wanted one more day where it was just the two of us. We will return to our regr life tomorrow. I really didn’t want toe back. I enjoyed having Ana to myself thesest two weeks. But we can’t avoid it; we both have things we need to do. Hopefully, everything will calm down for us both in a month’s time.

    We both got to work as we flew home. I enjoyed sitting next to her as I went through my work emails. Until I got to one fromst week. Mark had forwarded a request for me to lead a team for a month. I responded very quickly to him, stating that I would stay at the business and run things for the month in question. Mark could take the job himself. I wouldn’t be doing it. I told him to reject the job and not sign the contract. It should be easy enough. I wasn’t going to do it.

    “Charlie, is there a problem?” Ana’s soft voice asked.

    “Kind of, but I won’t let it be a problem. Someone asked me to personally lead their security detail. I had already told Mark before we got married that, unless I couldn’t avoid it, I wouldn’t take any jobs until we had everyone settled. So for the next six months, to a year, I would be by your side every day, until you’ll probably get sick of me.” I replied.

    “What’s the job. I’ve never seen you so tense. I can tell that you’re upset. What can I do?” Ana asked as she reached for my hand.

    I love that she does this. What I started at the wedding has be something sweet between us. Wefort each other by listening, supporting, and holding hands. It really connects us and helps us work through things quickly. I love how Ana has gone from someone who avoided physical touch to craving it.. I won’t let her go back to how she was before. I needed to give her my attention and exin why I was refusing the job. I swore to her that there would never be secrets between us.

    “The security detail, it’s for Samantha,” I blurted out. Trying to get this over with quickly.

    Ana frowned, searching her brain for who Samantha was, and I saw her face when she finally recognized it. “You’re Ex-fiancée, Samatha?”

    “Yes, and I highly doubt that it’s a coincidence. She went out and married someone else, very quickly after me. Like she wanted to prove to me that she was wanted. He has a lot of money, but he’s also twice her age. I know why she married him, and it was to acquire the money and power that she had always wanted. I haven’t heard from her in eight years. So either she saw that we were married, or someone dug into my past, and wants to cause problems between us. Whoever takes the detail. Whether it’s me or someone else, she will be trying to seduce,” I answered.

    “Holden,” she whispered.

    I nodded my head. There wasn’t a lot in my past that was avable for public consumption. I could control what was on my bio for the business. But I had been engaged before, and that was public record, and had been in the newspaper under engagements. If I could have that information removed from public records, I would. I still feel the sting of shame that I hadn’t realized who she was until it was almost toote. Roger wouldn’t have the money to get her to do this. Roger’s focus would be on saving hispany. Joyce, Sasha, and Tiffany didn’t have the money it would take to bring Samantha here. It quickly narrowed down the suspects.

    “I trust you, Charlie. I don’t have a problem with you doing your job,” Ana told me.

    “I love you, too, Ana, but I know Samantha. She was angry when I cancelled our engagement. She would be happy to tear us apart. She wouldn’t be able to, because I have no interest in her. I haven’t for a really long time, not since I realized who she was. I have no problem with denying her request. We don’t need her business for any reason. What Holden is trying to do is cause doubt between us. I would never cheat on you, but if he could get pictures that made Samantha and me look closer than we are, using certain angles, that would nt doubt. I’m not going to y his game. I can always go work with my father. I have a degree in business. I wanted to work with Mark and provide a needed service to the public. But if I need to, I would step back for you,” I replied.

    “We can discuss it with Mark. I don’t want her to give you a bad review or cause an issue between you and Mark. I am sure that he will step up and either do it himself or assign one of your men to do it. We just need to warn whoever takes it to watch out for her. Why does she even need security? Doesn’t she already have her own? I don’t think I’ve ever heard of her?” Ana asked.

    “I don’t know why either, but we will find out together. She doesn’t have enemies, other than the women she’s pissed off before. She has been known to steal men away, at least that was the rumor before she sank her ws into me. She stopped for a while when we were together, but once I cut her loose, she went right back to it. She just wanted a wealthy husband; she really didn’t care who it was,” I replied with scorn.

    At that time in my life, I honestly thought I loved her. I had watched my reputation, just like my family had warned. We kept running into each other, and then one day she barreled into me, running away from a man. I went to give chase to catch him, but she grabbed my arm. Told me to stay with her because she was scared. In hindsight, I thought I had saved her.

    Now, looking back, I knew it was a setup. She didn’t report him or give a description of him. She didn’t want the video to be pulled for the police either. She just wanted me to stay with her because she said she felt safe with me. There were so many red gs, but I ignored them all. I felt like a hero. She had me wrapped around her finger after that. That had been my junior year in college, and six monthster, I proposed. She passed a background check, but I found outter that she had her background cleaned up for her. The only thing she ever told me that was the truth was her name.

    “I’m sorry. I know you don’t like to talk about her, or what happened,” Ana spoke to me with sympathy in her voice. She knew just how badly it hurt. When people only wanted to be with you because of who your family was, instead of who you were as a person. My phone pinged with a text from Mark.

    [I had to ‘officially’ deliver the request via email. But we have plenty of work at the moment. She came in here acting like she was the Queen of Ennd and needed you to personally escort her. She already had a personal bodyguard with her. It’s clear that they’re sleeping together. She seemed angry when she demanded to speak to you, and I told her that you weren’t here. She tried to act like she didn’t know you were on your honeymoon, but she knew. I sent the official request, but I knew who she was. I told her she needed to find another securitypany to assist her with her needs. But she insisted on hearing that from you. She seems to think that you will override me on this.]

    [Don’t worry, I’ll tell her. Have here in tomorrow morning at ten. I’m going to bring Ana with me. I want Ana to see her and know I have no interest in Samantha or anyone else. Ana, is it for me.] I needed to nip this in the bud from the start.

    “What does your day look like tomorrow, love? Would you like to go to the office with me? I need to personally tell Samantha to find another securitypany. I’m not going to let this drag out,” I told her. “Sure, I need to go see Rodney to sign a few documents and get prepared. The giarism trial is scheduled to begin in two days. Sasha’s up first. I wanted that one straightened out quickly. I don’t want them to have a leg to stand on. The next ad is due to start thising weekend. She thought I would being for Roger and thepany. But she was the one who lied and said I took her designs. Now she’ll have to prove it,” Ana replied.

    I love how much she has bloomed in our two weeks together. She no longer hesitates, not like she used to. She knows that I will be there, backing her up every step of the way. She is my fiery little temptress, and I felt my c**k immediately respond to what she just said. I can’t wait for her to show them all that they can’t hold Ana down. Those women won’t know what hit them once she’s done.