XAVIER'S POVI clamped my lips together briefly as I forced a lump down my throat. Get back in control, Xavier! You are in charge for fuck's sake! I cleared my throat again and nodded."It is my pleasure to have you. What is your name, young man?" I asked, as I fixed him a grim stare. His throat bobbed as he swallowed quickly before answering. "Martin, sir." He said quickly."Martin? Just Martin?"He nodded."Yes, I'm afraid so. I don't exactly have a surname I particularly love to stick with so Martin is fine sir." He smiled weirdly at me.I nodded."Alright then, Martin. Welcome to the revered Blood Moon Pack. I understand you're vying for the post of a new bodyguard for my mate, Crystal Thorne?"He nodded frantically. "Of course sir. That is why I am here." He said with a grin plastered on his face.He looked so excited to take this job, which was irking my nerves, and I didn't understand why. This was about Crystal and not me, so why was I already judging him? I heaved out
CRYTSAL'S POV"Crystal, here's your new personal bodyguard, Martin," Xavier announced as he gestured towards a tall man clad in silver armour. His chestnut hair laced with some white strands framed his oblong face. There was a sparkle in his eyes as he extended his hand."Hello, my lady, It's a pleasure to serve and protect you. I swear on my life to protect you." He declared stoutly.He didn't look bad, but hell, he was taller than Xavier. This was the first time I would see anyone taller than Xavier.I swallowed and nodded with a smile as I reached out to take his hand gingerly."The pleasure is mine, Martin. Welcome on board." I said.He returned my smile with a wide grin plastered on his face as his eyes darted over my face curiously as if I were an intriguing subject he couldn't wait to delve into.His hand stayed a bit before he let go.Xavier shot him a warning look and then cleared his throat loudly. "So he's starting today. Is that fine by you?" Xavier asked me.I mean, I'm
CRYTSAL'S POV I don't believe in treating servants with disrespect or contempt because I was once in their shoes, so I know what it felt like.I perfectly understood his reaction. He returned a rather awkward smile."I-I sincerely appreciate your gestures, my lady. Thank you for your empathy towards my plight, but this is my job, and I'm more than willing to go all out for you. So, please do not hesitate to order me around even for the littlest things. I am at your service." He tilted his head.I cleared my throat."Please, Martin, raise your head," I said gently.He slowly lifted his head to meet my face.I shot him a tight-lipped smile.This was one of the sweetest gestures I have ever received from a servant! Maybe it was because I wasn't used to having a bodyguard yet. This is normal, Crystal. Quit making a big deal out of this and let the poor guy do his damn job! I admonished myself mentally.I sucked in several deep breaths.It wasn't my fault. This was new to me. All my life
CRYSTAL'S POV "You can just wait here, Martin. I will need some privacy with my best friend." I announced when we reached the maid's quarters. Concern marred at his brows."Are you sure, Crystal? I can't let you out of my sight for security reasons. I'm sorry, I'm just doing my job." He offered me an apologetic smile.I heaved out a deep sigh.He was right. I couldn't stop him from doing his job."Okay, how about you stand at a safe distance where you can still see me," I suggested.He gave it a thought and nodded."I think that is better. But not too far off, please. Be rest assured. My only concern is your protection." He said, offering me an entreating smile.I pulled a face, and then my lips thinned into a smile."Alright," I nodded, "I get that you're just doing your job."He tilted his head. "Thank you for understanding."I waved him off playfully. "Of course, I do more than you think, Martin."His eyes squinted in curiosity. "More than I think? May I ask what you mean by tha
MARTIN'S POVShe intrigued me. She was no ordinary person. I didn't see any of these coming at all; I had been taken by surprise. A spy usually should know most of the details about their targets in advance; so much digging would have been done beforehand. But Alicia had insisted that she would reveal them in bits as she pleases. For whatever reason, best known to her, she decided that. It didn't make any sense to me, though.Why would she hoard these beautiful pieces of information that seemed to embarrass Crystal? Her being a slave before was not sad or miserable to me, although it was a sorry sight to behold. I perfectly understood that. It wasn't like I didn't feel pity for her, I sincerely did. In fact, I was taken aback by her revelation. Which made me wonder how she was able to climb her way to the highest peak in the royal palace. How did a mere slave and most likely an omega do that? She was at the lowest of ranks, and yet somehow, she ended up with an alpha. Not just any Alp
MARTIN'S POV I woke with a loud groan to my bedside, alarm blaring. I jammed it shut and yawned."Fuck! I don't remember when last I woke up this early!" I muttered under my breath as I peered at the alarm clock. The time read 5:55am.Shit! My report time was 6am! And now I was left with just five minutes to get ready. Just great! How do I pull this off when I'm not a magician?I stretched and flexed my muscles.But damn it! Perhaps I would have woken up earlier if I didn't stay up all night thinking about her. I heaved out a deep sigh.Crystal Thorne...what an intriguing young lady...I wish to know more about her even though deep down I knew that it was beyond my work boundaries. Alicia had insisted that she would be the one to reveal the necessary information when that time came. But I was way impatient! I was dying to unravel this intriguing subject already! And besides, if I became too persistent, Alicia would become suspicious of me. I didn't want to rouse her suspicions th
MARTIN'S POV"I'm sorry once again, Crystal," I said again when we were outside alone and after we had jogged around the open fields of the royal palace.She shook her head frantically."It alright, Martin. It is fine. I understand that you're still trying to find your feet," she paused as she shot me a rueful smile."You know, I used to be like you when I first started my job. I was confused and scared. I wasn't sure about what to do. I was so clueless like a fawn parted from its mother."I smiled warmly at her as I listened to her.I couldn't help but admire her beauty. She was indeed breathtaking. On top of that, she was a strong young lady who had survived a lot. I owe her some respect for that!"Thank you for understanding, Crystal," I said gently, shooting her a wide grin.She was not only empathetic to my plight, she was gentle and nice towards me.I wish to know more about her, and it had been eating deep at me. The curiosity to know what lies in the deepest recess of her he
MARTIN'S POV Days passed by like a blur and then weeks and before I realised what was happening, two months had gone by. And in all of those times, a day didn't pass without my mind being preoccupied by the thoughts of Crystal Thorne, the lady whom I served under. The lady I had sworn to protect with my life. And you know what? I would gladly lay down my life for her. No one deserved that, but Crystal Thorne! Where on earth has she been all these while?! If only I had been a little earlier, we could have ended up together. Hopefully..... Well, at least, she wouldn't have had the opportunity of even crossing paths with Alpha Xavier Fernández. If only I had come into her life earlier. Maybe she didn't have to suffer. We could have run off somewhere and started a new life as a couple who shared a somewhat similar past. But was it too late?Maybe it wasn't too late after all.... how else could the both of us have met anyway?! Crystal Thorne had been locked up within the four walls of t