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Chapter 1

Cristian clenched his fists, feeling his nails breaking the flesh under them, so as to avoid hitting the man in front of him. Serguei, the alpha of his pack looked him up and down with a mischievous grin on his face, enjoying the scene, teasing the lesser ones was always a great pleasure for him. He watched as his beta relaxed his muscles, surrendering in the end, something totally alien to his nature, but it was the best solution to a war he could not win.

-And so, I have no opinion in this matter,” Cris wiped the cold sweat on his forehead with the back of his hand.

-Well, no, it’s an order from your alpha.

-There are a few out there who spend the whole damn day doing nothing,” he almost shouted indignantly, referring to his other companions.

-But I want it to be you, I have a good hunch” Serguei settled on the back of the huge Victorian style seat taking some pending documents on the table and reviewed them.

Cristian did not reply. Once he started to do his homework, the conversation ended and it was not advisable to resume it, although he was a fair and respectful person, his character was not known for being pleasant when he was bothered.

-Then I’ll leave,” he left the office.

Serguei waited for the sound of the door closing and dropped the papers he was falsely going over. He smiled again, satisfied, showing his long canines. The house would go crazy from that moment on. He was sure of it.

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A black Mercedes pulled up in front of the big building with the huge gold-lettered sign with the name Palacio del Libro. Crist got out, leaving the key with one of the doormen to park it. He went to the reception where a young woman who ate him from head to toe greeted him, he knew what caused that reaction in women, but he still wasn’t used to it, for that there was Dylan, the most womanizing guy he knew, he still didn’t understand how he could get laid with three girls in the same night and be with his lividity to the maximum the next minute. Again paying attention to the girl, she motioned for him to sit in a small glass-walled room to her left.

The wait lasted about 10 minutes, until a woman slightly older than the previous one entered and greeted him by taking his hand.

-Mr. Steik, good morning, sorry for the delay, I am Ania Loure, the President’s secretary.

Ania handed him a booklet full of papers and another envelope with documents to sign.

-In the first one are the indications of your role as a bodyguard and how you should behave, as well as the reasons for your hiring. Our President is very demanding.

Crist began to read from how he should dress, how to address her in public, as well as his availability and other responsibilities. Underneath them all were a few blue dots that caught his attention.

-And these are,” she asked

-The real reason we hired him-The secretary folded her hands nervously on the table. The man could smell her discomfort, “The President is constantly harassed.

Crist put the papers aside and heeded her words, something told him she knew more than what was printed on those sheets of paper.

For the last four years there has been someone trying to assassinate her, first it started with letters but for the last few months they have been after her and if it wasn’t for her previous bodyguards she would have been in the hospital longer or worse, you know what I mean- -So you’re telling me that you’re telling me that the President is constantly harassed?

-So you’re telling me that your boss’s life is hanging by a thread, and that it’s my job to make sure that thread doesn’t break- She nodded -have they already reported it to the police?- she knew it was a question with an obvious answer but she still asked.

-There was even an investigation but they didn’t replace anything. For a while they put him under protection but that didn’t solve things, so the President decided to hire her own security- -And that’s where I came in.

-And that’s where I come in,” Cris pursed her lips, that was going to be a busy job.

It wasn’t the first time he had worked as a bodyguard, he specialized in the subject, but the situation wasn’t as simple as the brunette woman in front of him described. Before him, 3 other men had occupied the position, all of whom had asked to leave, almost always because of physical harm or because of the employer’s behavior. It was to be expected from a rich lady with power and being in danger.

-Well, let’s sign those papers and take me to meet my new boss,” Ania gladly handed her the pen and minutes later they were exiting the elevator on the 5th floor.

Crist was impressed with the totally different décor from the rest of the building. The second floors were decorated with pastel colors and lots of posters. This floor, on the other hand, was decorated almost entirely in black, white and red. The floor was polished black marble. The walls were pearly white, while the furniture was strategically placed so that the red velvet would blend in with the environment. Score one for the interior decorator, he would have to get his number, as his alpha had enough problems without realizing that his immense mansion needed remodeling.

Ania led him down the hallway to the door of the publishing house’s most important office. The voice on the other side froze every muscle in his body. The air concentrated in his lungs and the b***d went straight to his groin, to that specific spot that brought him to full arousal in a moment and his canines itched over his lower l*p as they involuntarily increased in length. For the first time in a long time, after years of searching, and having given up, Cristian felt on the other side of the door, his partner.

The brunette invited him in but when she saw that he didn’t move a limb she patted him on his back. The fog in his head hardly let him reason. He took, with great effort, a few steps, letting the most delicious smell that had ever touched his nostrils intoxicate him. The wolf inside him was fighting to come out to claim what was rightfully his and Cristian had to use all his willpower to control it and not transform right there.

-President, your new bodyguard has arrived, he is ready to start working.

Cristian noticed the woman with her back to them next to a large bookcase. He imagined her taller, but for her 1, 76cm she was not bad. The silhouette of her body, reflected by the deliciously tight suit, was slim but with curves that made him run the tip of his tongue across his dry lips and swallow saliva along with tiny traces of b***d. Her legs, well turned and defined by the presence of exercise, but what caught his attention most was her coppery red hair with darker highlights, falling down her back in a ponytail of unruly curls, which contrasted completely with the two green orbs that stared at him fixedly as he turned to them.

as he turned to face them.

He had to dry his palms on the edge of his pants slyly, and was grateful that he wore his shirt outside his belt that day so that it wouldn’t give away the state he was in, although the fact that she saw the effect it had on him wasn’t something that bothered him, quite the contrary, it excited him even more.

She was simply the most beautiful and appetizing creature in the world. With her long reddish eyelashes, her thin lips in a straight line, the small and delicate nose and those practically invisible freckles on her white skin, that only his wolf eyesight managed to define, made her perfect. The wolf inside him growled, and a slight dry sound came from his throat but loud enough for the new boss to raise a questioning eyebrow.

-So this is Mr. Steik,” she stopped looking at him and turned her attention back to her book as she walked to her desk, “I wonder how long he’ll last this time.

Cristian saw how his secretary smiled nervously, apparently Alisha Meyer was not known for her social life, her character left much to be desired, but his wolf didn’t mind that fact, although analyzing her dominant character it would be fun to see her with her legs open, surrounded by the sheets of his room impregnated in his masculine scent and begging him for more. The very idea made him shiver slightly and let out a small m**n, if he didn’t restrain himself he was capable of claiming her right there and then. He licked the canines inside his mouth. His wolf wanted to bury them in that soft, creamy fur. But therein lay the problem and thinking about it with a cooler mind he realized.

His mate was human, fully human. So all the urge and need he felt was totally foreign to her. He knew nothing about the relationship between a wolf and a human.

Normally his mates were female wolves born from a mating between two mates of the same species. Years ago the females of her species had been hunted by a research group they were still pursuing, to create artificial wolves, all thanks to the help of an alpha who betrayed all the packs, resulting in several individuals of her species having lost their sanity or had thrown themselves into the void seeking solace in the arms of death. After the event, the chances of replaceing their mates had diminished so much that some had already renounced it, including him.

At present, there were few pure wolves left, only those born before the tragedy. The only way to manage to keep the species alive was to relate to human females. Luckily, after a study, certain females gave birth to pups. But he had never heard before, that a human, unrelated to his world, was a mate to a wolf.

He cursed to himself, the fog in his mind did not let him analyze well and he had lost hope so long ago that he had not been updated on the subject, he would have to ask his alpha once he was at home, he knew there was new data and it was time to review it.

-Ania, you can go, I’ll take care of the rest- Her voice caressed him like soft velvet.

His secretary assisted and left them alone.

For a moment it seemed to Cris that the office was suffocating him, the smell of her had him intoxicated and if he went on like this he would not answer for his actions, not so much his human side, but his wolf. Just the task of keeping him at bay had him more than one place damp with sweat. Her command brought him back to earth.

He sat opposite in the chair she pointed out to him and paused to stare at the large bureau full of papers and organized envelopes until he stopped at her eyes, cold as a block of ice. The situation amused her, that little body wasn’t afraid of him one bit, she even looked at him with superiority, if she knew he was capable of squeezing like paper her thin neck, the story would be different.

Alisha turned her head slightly in indignation. She didn’t want to get the idea but it seemed to her that the man didn’t take her seriously. She had put on her most aristocratic countenance and had had a person kneeling in front of her for it, but this new bodyguard would need training, and hard training at that. She picked up one of the papers in front of her and handed it to him. She watched as he looked it over with his eyes and a questioning grimace appeared on his face.

-This is tomorrow’s calendar, learn it by heart.

-That is, I will only know what you will do the next day,” he managed to articulate words after he was able to calm his canines and his throat, which was scratchy from the attempted transformation.

-Rather, I’ll give you the schedule so you know how it works, normally I’ll give it to you in the morning of the day itself.

Preventive measures could never be too much.

-As you say.

-You can call me President or Meyer- she checked the screen of her cell phone for a moment in case there was something new- I hope Ania has explained the schedules to you, I am very demanding on that subject, I don’t like to be late and even less to wait.

Alisha took a moment to review her new guardian and apparently that made him react because she saw him tense the defined muscles that were marked above the fabric of the abdomen. The damn guy was huge, at over six foot five he was imposing. Sitting down didn’t make him any less so either, his broad shoulders covered by the thick black leather jacket obstructed his entire view of every object behind him. His relaxed position with his back to the back and legs spread apart might give him an air of disinterest but I could feel the pervading atmosphere around him. His hands crossed over his thighs, thicker than even his waist, looked scarred and ready to grab anyone and break them into several pieces.

A bead of sweat ran down the line of her spine, from the nape of her neck to the small of her back, she had to take a long, slow breath and close her eyes to calm herself, she couldn’t remember the last time she had been so uncomfortable. She felt the temperature in the office rise several degrees and her palms became soaked. For some reason that even she didn’t know, her body was unconsciously reacting to the man. Her b***d began to boil, but not with desire. She frowned and dug her nails into the soft skin of his hands, the pain made her react, straightening up in the seat, crossed one leg and resumed her commanding position like all the leading woman she was. Relief washed over her as the cold air once again caressed her skin.

It seemed like minutes had passed since her sudden change of state, but it was barely 10 seconds, time in which her new employee had not taken his eyes off her, and every now and then she saw him lick, discreetly, the edge of her lips, she felt nervous and she didn’t like that. She hoped he wasn’t flirting with her or that would be her first and last day on the job.

She would have a few words with Ania later.