The Alpha's bodyguard - Cherrytop (e textbook reader TXT) 📗

twisted my chin towards him, feeling the impulse rush through me, I tried to take a step away, but his fingers were clamped like metal against my face. Markus leaned into my ear and whispered. “Next time you fight against me, I will rip you to shreds,” Before he let me go and stormed out the door.
I stood there, in utter shock; Markus hadn’t seemed to realize that I was his mate, had he felt the electric sparks? I mentally slapped myself, of course he couldn’t feel the sparks unless we were mated, the female can only feel the sparks until they mark each other. To him, I was just his bodyguard. I sighed with relief and slipped back into my sticky duvet. I was his bodyguard and nothing else. I wrapped myself back into my cocoon and tried to fall asleep, but after moving around on the bed too many times I had given up, it seemed it was going to be a long night.
Chapter 6

Chelsea had been overjoyed in the kitchens today, her bubbly personality had returned, her eyes sparkled brilliantly and the way her lips were set in a perfect smile was simply amazing. I hadn’t seen Sam from the incident a while back, but I knew from the way Chelsea’s face was that everything had been sorted out.
I pulled at Chelsea’s arm, tugging her to the side and out of the scurrying servants whose faces were completely panicked as they knew their masters had a thick whip awaiting them in their rooms. “What happened?” I whispered.
Chelsea face seemed to have become confused by my question until she realized what subject I was on. “Oh right, well,” Chelsea began, leaning on one foot while she began to explain. “I ran out the room, trying to find a dark place and as I was leading myself down the stairs a hand tugged onto my shoulder, I turned around and saw Sam and without word he kissed me,” Chelsea squealed as she added miniature jumps to her excitement.
I sighed with relief; it seemed everything was perfectly normal once again, though I hadn’t seen Adrian in quite a while. Chelsea stalked off, a bowl of lasagne on one of her mitten hands while she began to pour juice into a glass. Chelsea’s master was strict and very arrogant, no one particularly liked him, and Chelsea had begged to change but sadly she was stuck with the monster. His name was Daniel and was definitely not as important as the rest of the pack, but we were lower stages in the pack and so some were given the roles of slaves and others as bodyguards, like me.
Markus entered the kitchen, his hair was a mess and he was still in his pajamas, a cosy t-shirt that wrapped around his frame nicely and baggy sweatpants. I turned away, trying to occupy myself while I could feel the pulling sensation once again. Chelsea’s head turned my way, a sympathetic expression planted on her face. “Elisa,” I heard my name called heavily with a stern voice.
I flinched as I turned around and met the cold green eyes that stared back at me through his black hair. I struggled to grasp my words so I just stood there uncomfortably, avoiding his glare as he walked towards me, “Tonight is the full moon, we shall hunt and you’ll come with us.”
I stared in shock at Markus’s face, I had never been asked to join a hunt before, and it was rare for even someone like me to even be asked of this. I usually always had my food caught by someone else, my wolf became excited as she tried to claw her way through my flesh. “Thank you,” Was all I could say as I began to breathe heavily.
With that, Markus turned on his heel, grabbed his breakfast and stalked out the room, the door banging and the kitchen became silent as everyone stared at me, there eyes full of fury, I could understand why everyone was jealous it was rare to ever be asked for your wolf to be taken for a run in this pack.
I smiled to myself as Chelsea’s eyes widened, Daniel would never think twice of asking Chelsea to do anything as freely as that, Markus was quiet a chilled alpha, though I was a bodyguard I had to still respect and obey Markus’s orders, but at the thought of unleashing my wolf after a few years fascinated me and exhilarated my soul.
I hurried out of the kitchen, deciding to head to the lake for a nice relaxing time until blood and bones began to pour out of animal bodies tonight, that was until my eyes spotted Sam who was reading on a grassy area, his hair gently blowing in the wind and his mind seemed full concentrated on the pages, it seemed like he was having a break.
I ran over to him, the thumping of my boots was whisked away by the howling of the vast wind. “Sam,” I spoke.
Sam’s eyes switched from the page toward mine, he seemed a lot happier from the last time I had spoken to him, by the way his lips were set in a small smile. “Elisa! I was wondering where you were,” Sam replied as he patted the dry land next to him for me to be seated.
“How’s everything with Chelsea?” I asked, trying to fill in the spaces between the two of their relationship.
“Excellent! Didn’t Chelsea tell you?” Sam wondered. As he tried to position himself into a comfortable position.
“Tell me what?” I asked curiously.
Sam seemed timid at first before the words he spoke came out with a complete shock. “I made Chelsea quit her job and become my assistant in the office.”
I couldn’t speak for a second, my mind was trying to obtain everything his mouth had spoken, how was it that Chelsea had not even told me about this? I asked myself, slightly annoyed by her secrecy; I was her best friend, why did she feel like she had had to hide it from me?
“Really,” I replied, tapping my finger on my knee, causing Sam to stare down at me questioningly. “It’s just that she never told me this.”
“Maybe she was, but Chelsea may have wanted to tell you when she was ready,” Sam encouraged. Chelsea had now retired from her job and was joining Sam in a higher position which indeed meant she herself could ask for a slave! I thought angrily, but, on the other hand I was frankly happy Chelsea was flowing with love and had finally asked for what she had wanted these many years, her mate.
“I should go,” As I turned to leave, Sam grabbed onto my wrist tightly, obstructing the way.
“Go easy on her,” He pleaded. I thought about his words for a second, she was my friend; of course I wouldn’t beat her until she was close to death, but I would have to discuss this matter with her, soon.
I nodded and moved out of his grasp heading back to the building and in search for Chelsea who I finally found sitting happily on the kitchen counter, eating away at a tuna sandwich.
Chelsea could instantly tell by my face that something was wrong, as I reached her, she carefully placed her sandwich down and stared at me silently. “When were you going to tell me?” I asked, crossing my arms and waiting for her to respond.
Chelsea seemed stuck on her words, her mouth quivering as she tried to think up a decent explanation. “Sam?” She asked.
I nodded.
“I was going to tell you, I just didn’t know how you’d take it with everything and all,” Chelsea explained, avoiding my eyes as she waved her hands frantically.
I huffed. “I just wish you would have told me earlier, I’m happy for you,” I smiled encouragingly.
Chelsea instantly sighed with relief as she batted her sweaty face, a grin spreading across her pale skin and her eyes shimmered with light. “Then everything is completely fine.” I responded to her smile. The way everything began to fit into place was a replica of a jigsaw puzzle.
Things were becoming a bit easier, but this feeling of happiness sure wasn’t going to last long.

Chapter 7

Tonight was the night.
I pushed a loose strand that had fallen out of place from my hair and carefully positioned myself as Markus and the rest of his pack strode down the stairs. I swallowed, him and his men were only in there trousers as of course changing into a wolf meant ripping clothes to shreds.
I kept my eyes glued to the floor, unable to breathe as his footsteps became louder. “Elisa, grab my arm,” Markus demanded as he brought his arm out for me to wrap around.
My heart became a racing beat as I suddenly began to panic and unable to think of any excuses. So I pulled my sleeves right over my arms, covering my hand and loosely grabbed onto him, his muscles rippling underneath my touch as we made our way out into the dark trees over to the forbidden woods.
When we were out of sight I automatically left his grasp and freed myself into the open air. I breathed in the fresh oxygen of leaves and nature that embraced my body, my wolf was begging to become free and only seconds before that wish became true.
Markus grabbed a pack of clothes for all of us, setting them neatly underneath the trees, it was more likely we’d be hunting for all the night and definitely sleep through the morning. Markus turned to me, a small smile upon his lips and his stiffness had seemed to disappear, did he like to come out here? I wondered as I followed his footsteps to where the rest of the men had been pacing. “If anything happens, you will use your wolf call to contact us, if you are injured you shall send a direct call to me, got it?” Everyone nodded in agreement before half the men had instantly changed into their form and raced off into the night.
Markus turned to me, his eyes alive as he awaited my turn to turn, but I suddenly felt a wave of panic glide through my body, I hadn’t seen myself in years, what was I going to look