At ten o'clock that morning, Carey knocked on the door of the Starlight

Entertainment CEO's office.

She stepped inside, leading the candidate for the personal bodyguard position.

"Ms. Kensington, this is Mr. Monroe, here for the bodyguard interview."

Briony looked up from the stack of paperwork in front of her.

The man was tall-so tall that even Carey, who stood around five-foot-seven, seemed petite beside him.

He wore all black: a tracksuit, a baseball cap pulled low, and a surgical mask covering most of his face. Only his eyes were visible, the rest of him hidden away.

Carey handed over the interview file.

Briony glanced down at the papers.

thirty-eight years old. Ten years of experience with an international security firm. Retired

available for round-the-clock assignments.

was from a

looked up, her gaze settling on the man's face. "Could you take off your mask so I can get a look

"My face was badly burned.

Burned?

it a

Blair nodded. "Yes."

inexplicable suspicion creeping in. She knew it was irrational, maybe even unfair, but she couldn't

not going to judge you for an accident, but I do need

then slowly reached up

of his face-twisted, angry burns that left little doubt he'd been

scars, Briony could make out the shape of his nose and the sharpness in his eyes-the only clues to what he

face as in

slipped the mask over his face again. He looked at Briony. "Is there anything else you'd like to know, Ms. Kensington?" She asked, "Are you able to accept all the requirements for

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