The Guard
READING AGE 16+
“You have every right to be upset, but what’s done is done. Julian Grant is your bodyguard and will be until the bastard who did this to you is caught. Until then...you best be nice for he has our permission to keep you in line by any means necessary…” Although this comment left his words open to interpretation, Liliana’s eyes locked onto the man she would be in the company of for as long as her family saw fit. She thought of how she could be surrounded by far worse men and Julian was upon the opposite side of the unattractive spectrum and bypassed any other man she had met that would try and impress her.
“I look forward to it…” She spoke mischievously as Julian flashed her a look of caution before following her into the direction of the house-ignored by her entirely as she slammed the door within his face. Although she was halfway through her twenties, Liliana was at the mercy of her parents' financial support-but knowing she could exist without them as she had done so for the last three months, she made her way into the direction of her window with the plan of escaping these circumstances. And with that idea, she began to plan her escape…
Unfold
The deafening sound of two shots having rung out had forced Lilianna to stand motionless with her daughter pressed deeply into her chest. Wishing more than anything to protect the young girl she had brought into this world, she was then forced to view the two still bodies upon the other side of the room. Without much more than the hope of histor……
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