Chapter 9

Under His Protection:::

" W...what? You don't mean it" she scoffed as her gaze held his with her mouth slightly opened surprised at his last word, michael eyes raked over her face and lingered on her georgous lip, how he badly wants to have a taste of it.

"I mean it Laura, I'm your bodyguard and I need to be around you 24/7, I can't leave you out of my sight......he sighed softly "I......I need to make sure you are safe"

Laura shook her head "I don't need you or anyone to protect me, go back to France!" She pushed him out of her sight.

Michael stumbled backwards gently with amusement shone on his face, "I should get prepared for our dinner" he straightened his suit and walked towards his car waiting for her to put things in order.

Laura cursed silently as she checked her watch, it was already 6:35pm, odd time to close her studio.

"How will I explain to Japhet about this new development now?" She massage her forehead wifh a heavy sigh.

Slowly she walked towards her studio window and there she saw michael leaning on a car arms crossed looking at no where in particular.

For a moment she studied Michael discretely, the first time she had met him was when her dad introduce him to her as his new bodyguard.

Then he was 27 years old tall, handsome and dominating with a mesmerizing eyes and sinful lip. Laura couldn't forget how his eyes darken when she walked into her father's study room without knocking while on a crop top with no bra beneath and a short revealing her straight long legs, she swore his eyes were glued to her nipples visible beneath her top as she tried to cover them with her arms crossed as her father introduced him.

Her mouth water at the sight of the handsome young man who was looking not on his black suit and crisps White shirt, with a dangerous smirk he offered his hand for a shake. Tingles shot through her spine as her flesh met his, just the contact of his hands on her sent butterflies through her tummy.

Laura sighed as she rested her head on the window, she silently wished she could taste that masterful lip that has the power to unlock every passion and desire she had hidden, she wanted to get familiar once again with every part of his body..... Her soul, and body yearns for him and him alone, but damn him! He left her three years ago and now he is back, worst of all she could not believe her body still react the way it does towards him when she was 18.

"How will I get rid of him now that he's back and he's my bodyguard?"

"What is he still doing outside?" She quickly grabbed her bag, closed the door and walked towards him.

Michael straightened himself as he saw her walked out of the studio "finally....." He heaved a sigh of relief as his gaze raked over her making her knees weak.

Laura cleared her throat while avoiding his eyes, "what are you still doing here? Why haven't you go?" 

"I will be taking you home henceforth, His Excellency's instruction" he opened the door for her.

Laura scoffed " You got to be kidding me"

Laura looked around her surrounding while shaking her head she turned to Michael who was still holding the car door waiting patiently for her to get in.

"You got to be kidding me right now Michael, there is no way I would go with you! You dare not come near my apartment" The thought of Michael coming over to her apartment made her heart beat widly as she remembered when he was still her father's bodyguard, that night he entered her room was still fresh in her memory, but now? No! He won't dare. Michael will never step his leg in her apartment.

"Laura, you need to start getting used to me being your bodyguard, which definitely means I have to be with you everywhere, every day and Everytime" he sighed looking at her, deep down he knew she was still hurting with how he left her with no word, no goodbyes........ Nothing atall.

He continued "We can stay here though and argue all night if that's what you want, because it seems to me you're no longer interested in the dinner with your good friend" he rolled his eyes looking sideways.

She picked her phone from her bag and dialed a number, after several ringing someone picked, " Dad!!?"

" Laura do whatever Michael says, he is the only one to protect you Laura"

She rolled her eyes, " Dad! Iam not talking about Michael, what is this car for dad?" She asked.

Jadua sighed, " Laura I bought that car specially for you so Michael can drive you from work to your apartment, your stalker must have known all the other cars Laura"

Laura shook her head," dad thank you, but you know I don't need this car, and if i needed one I would have gotten it. Anyways thanks Dad, goodbye" she ended the call and sighed.

Laura cursed silently with a heavy sigh. "Damn you Michael" slowly she dragged her feet towards the car as she slumped defeatedly on the passenger seat.

Michael smirked closing the door he walked over sat beside her and turned on the car ignition.