Everything He Risks by Thalia Frost

 
     
     
     
     
     
    Everything He Risks
    (Bookkeeper for the Billionaire #4)
    by Thalia Frost
    Copyright: 2012
     
    Editor: Em Petrova
    Cover Artist: Sexybookcovers.com
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    “ I'm fine. Quit worrying. ” Rock Weldon waved a hand at me feebly, the look in his eyes fierce.
    “ You just got shot. Of course I'm worried. ”
    He grimaced. “ I know. I guess I'll have to actually use bodyguards now. I'm not a fan of that. ”
    I perched in a chair near the bed, afraid to go closer. It wouldn't do to have someone walk in on me half on top of my billionaire boss — even if we'd already spent a lot of our time alone that way.
    “ Fan or not, yeah. Can we just go back to California where bullets aren't flying, at least not that I know of? ” I glanced nervously toward the door, half expecting an assassin to walk through it any minute.
    “ Hell, no. Too much to do, and this is the place to do it. ” Rock ground the words out and flinched.
    “ Are you in tons of pain? ” I gripped the edge of the chair, wishing I could kiss him, smooth the sweaty hair back from his forehead.
    “ Not really. The drugs are helping with that. It's just when I move my arm. ” He sighed. “ I think I'll be out of here in the morning, though. I hope to God, anyway. And then we're on with the original plan. ”
    The man is out of his mind. Nothing seems to stop him, not even bullets.
    “ Okay, if you say so, boss. ” I winked, still so relieved that he was okay. I'd spent an hour in terror. His face had been so white when he'd passed out on the way to the hospital.
    “ We will be. I mean it. ”
    A knock sounded on the door, and I flinched.
    “ It's okay, Lacey. There's a guard out there, you know. It's probably just the doctor coming to give me the final verdict for the night. ” Rock smiled at me, and the expression went all the way to my toes.
    “ I know. ” I glanced at my watch. Exhaustion made my shoulders feel heavy. Between jetlag and the man I wanted more than anything in the world being shot, I was reeling.
    “ Nothing is going to happen to you. I swear it. When he's done, I want you to go back to the villa and rest. ” Rock's voice was laced with steel, as I'd heard it so many times before. “ Come in. ”
    The doctor obliged. “ Mr. Weldon . ”
    “ Yes. ”
    “ I'm Dr. Vittorini. You've had a close call and lost a lot of blood. We want to keep you here overnight, but if all looks well, we'll let you out some time tomorrow. ”
    “ Good. I have things to do. ” Rock didn't smile.
    “ I understand, but your healing is my primary concern. The bullet went a bit deeper than a graze into your shoulder. It's out, but you did lose a lot of blood, and you need to be monitored. I also don't want you to overdo it once you get out of the hospital. ” The doctor frowned.
    “ I won't. ” Rock gave him a tight smile.
    “ I'm glad to hear it. The police are here to speak with you now. ” The doctor turned and left the room without another word.
    “ Great. Just what I wanted to do...talk to the polizia tonight. ” Rock sighed and closed his eyes.
    “ I can try to run them off. ”
    He shook his head. “ No, best to get it over with. ”
    Curiosity rose inside of me. What is he going to tell them? Does he want them to know what's going on?
    My stomach roiled with nervousness.
    “ I hate to say it, Lacey, but you need to go. They won't like me talking with you here. ”
    I rose , my legs shaky. “ What are you going to tell them? ” I bit my lip, hoping I hadn't crossed a line by asking. Rock could be mercurial, and though he'd let me into his world, I wasn't sure how far he wanted to go with that trust.
    “ Nothing. That it was random. ” He stared at me.
    “ Are you serious? ” My voice grew shrill .
    “ Shh. They're coming. I need to handle this my way. I'm not involving police unless and until I have to. It's always worked for me before, Lacey. I don't leave important