Under His Protection

They both turned around and looked at the bemused face of Laura’s secretary who was holding cups of coffee in her hand, ” Maybe is should come back when it is convenient, I think iam interrupting something here” Vanessa gave a nervous laugh.

“No” Laura contradicted, still trap in Michael’s arm, ” You got it wrong vanny”© 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

Too late, her secretary retreated Swiftly through the glass door and merrily walk her way through the street. Laura tried to put a distance between them with much dignity but Michael could not miss the way her cheek flame with red stain.

“Look what you have done Michael”

He raised an eyebrow, looking innocently at her ” what did I do?”

“She thinks we are probably flirting when she walked in” Laura rolled her eyes at him, trying to straighten her dress as if it’s been ruffled.

Michael smiled pleasantly enjoying the sight of jer uneasiness, it just prove to him that she wasn’t immune to his touch as he thought, ” You know it is not my fault, if your trusted secretary got the wrong impression my dear she had a dirty mind”

Laura scowled at him ” Vanessa doesn’t have a dirty mind you scoundrel. You have”

Michael Chuckled, ” Oh believe me princess, you have no idea how dirty my mind is” he stared deep in her eyes, ” Once you get a glimpse, it will haunt you forever Laura”

She gave him a foul look ” No doubt”

He grinned and took a bite of the bread, he placed his hand on his chest and pretend to be chocking, Laura was on side instantly with a worried look on her face, ” Are you okay? Michael, Oh God! I will call…..”

Michael hid his smile as he watch her fuss over him, their lip were now only inch apart as he continued the pretense, he looked at her luminous eyes and whispered ” Iam fine, iam just thirsty”

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Laura knew her life was in havoc, she could not help but to admit it to herself. Ever since Michael walked back to her life as breezy as the whirling devil, her ordinary life has never remained the same. She sighed deeply, her dad and mother weren’t much a help with her situation with her stalker, infact they got her the mayhem by bringing Michael back into the picture, he was a bother to her peace of mind.

She thought she finally managed to get over from her girly crush on him years ago but now she is having second thoughts, she couldn’t help but to reevaluate her feelings for him…. No! Scratch that!… The only feeling she have for him is annoyance with his cold demeanor.

But lately she could not help but notice his playful attitude around her, since he became her bodyguard he has been a little different from before, well maybe he just like teasing her. She honestly doesn’t want to put much meaning to his action lately.

Laura took a deep breath, ” but why should it bother me in the first place?” She asked herself silently, it is not as if she was concern with his attitude towards her, she need to remember that he was just here to protect her with the stalker and this was just a temporary presence in her life, he would be out of her life once things clears off.

Michael would not stay forever like she thought back then when he was still her father gaurd, Laura thought he would grow old serving her father but she was wrong.

She wasn’t prepared to see him go, she was used to seeing him around the estate almost everyday even on holidays because he rarely took leave from his job, that is why when he was gone she couldn’t help but to feel how empty the palace is. She couldn’t help but to miss his presence around even with his stoic attitude towards her.

That was one of the reasons why she chose to leave Paris in the first place, to start her career as a fashion designer and model. She couldn’t stay in a place where she misses seeing her father’s bodyguard around shadowing behind Jadua everytime.

Now, her main concern was she doesn’t want her old feeling for him to resurface, Laura doesn’t know if she has the willpower to stop herself from doing……”

“Penny for your thoughts”

Laura exhaled deeply as she looked at him wairly from the backseat of the car, ” Iam just thinking”

She saw his eye twinkle from the rearview mirror, he is really quite cute when he does that, ” Let me guess, you are still thinking serious ways to get rid of me, correct? You are still annoyed with the fact that your father forced you to accept me as your bodyguard”

“For your information Michael…” Laura announced with resignation in her voice while staring at him via rearview mirror, “Iam so over with it, I have already accepted that you are not going away unless the man behind all these mess is caught”

“Damn right?” He replied with anger in his voice, ” Better for your stalker to pray that iam not the one who will catch him or he will surely regret that his mother gave birth to him”

“What a harsh thing to say”

“Iam just stating what I will do to that bastard once my hand get a hold of him, I promise you he won’t recognize himself in the mirror when iam done with him”

Laura gasped at his word with horror, she never knew that Michael was this ruthless, the more she imagined the word she could not help but shudder.

“Michael…” She stated, swallowing hard as she tried to summon courage to ask him, she has always wanted to ask him this even before…. We’ll call it curiosity if nothing else.

“I want to ask you something Michael, if that is okay and I want you to be honest if possible”

Laura could not help but notice the way the corner of his lip twitch, ” I sincerely hope that question is no somewhat naughty, but fire on anywai iam always ready to answer your query as much as possible”

“Be serious, will you?” She eyes him darkly.

“Iam always serious when it comes to you” he shot back, staring straight into her eyes.

then there is again the jolt in her heart…. Stupid body organ!

“Okay” Laura said, trying not to be affected by his word, he really does know what to say to a woman, a smooth-tongued devil.

“I have always wanted to ask this before especially when you were still working for my father”

“Now I suddenly feel nervous” he chuckled, staring straight on the road.

Before he had the chance to dodge her questions with his playful comeback, Laura fired the question before she would change her mind, ” Have you killed people before?”