Bianca called the two bodyguards Dave had assigned to her office. They didn’t dare ignore the summons. As soon as they entered, they greeted her formally and stood straight.

“How can we help you?” they asked.

They carried themselves like trained royal guards.

Bianca still wasn’t used to how stiff they were with her, but she knew she couldn’t change it. So she got straight to the point.

“Can you both pretend to be careless? Let my enemies think they have a chance to kidnap me. But stay close enough to keep me safe.”

The two guards looked shaken. One of them quickly said, “We can’t do that. What would...