The Alpha's Guardian

Charlotte Sanguinite POV:“Sorry, sorry!” I pushed my way past the customers already lining up in front of the counter to get their coffee. I missed the bus! "I’ll be with you in a minute, Jazz! I didn’t wait for my colleague’s response, rushing into the back room and throwing open my locker. I stuff everything inside, running my fingers through my long, red curls before tying them up in a tight bun. I’m already aware of the prominent bags under my forest green eyes. No amount of ice or cold spoons has been able to get rid of them.Fortunately, I was smart enough to put on my uniform before leaving home. Vampires can move fast, but while I’m of that species, aside from the blood I have to drink regularly to survive, I don’t have any of their special attributes. Which is why running all the way from my apartment to the small coffee shop on Northeast 4th Avenue has me out of breath. I wheeze a bit before hurrying back out front. Jazz, with her pink hair and bold silver eyeshadow, has th

Charlotte Sanguinite POV:His face is bloodied. He’s clutching the side of his neck, the blood practically spurting out.He’s going to die.Whoever went after him went for his jugular. He won’t survive, not for more than a couple of minutes, not the way he’s bleeding out.The decision is made in a split second.I hurry over to him, and when he looks up, his eyes are glazed over. He doesn’t seem to recognize me because he immediately bares his teeth in warning, a throaty growl emitting from him.“I’m not trying to attack you,” I assure him, holding out my hands. “You’re—”The sound of multiple footsteps has my head jerking up.He’s being chased?!“You have to come with me!” I say, urgently now, grabbing his hand and pulling.He growls again, his wolf in his eyes, and while it terrifies me, the people who put him in this state are even more terrifying right now.“They’ll kill you!” I hiss. Come on! I can hide you!I drag him with me, and while he keeps growling, he doesn’t try to pull a

Charlotte Sanguinite POV:Two black vans arrive, and serious-looking men unload from them.I am completely ignored as they move about, cleaning the entire animal shelter and the street outside. A couple of them head to the backyard, where they disappear with the bodies. Two of them measure the door, and not thirty minutes later, a similar glass door is brought and fixed into place. Even the dogs in the back rooms, who are causing an uproar, are given treats to calm them.One of the men goes so far as to wipe out the security camera footage.The whole thing is over in less than an hour, and they leave as quietly as they came.As I look around the shelter, it is like no one was ever here.I sit down heavily with a sigh. Glancing at the clock, I realize it's time to feed the kittens again. I'm starting to get worried about Ricky.As I'm about to pour the milk into the pan, I hear the back door open.My first instinct is fear, and I immediately pick up the pan, ready to slam it into the i

Robert Montgomery POV: "I still don't understand how you were ambushed so easily!"I glanced at Morris, pacing before me, and raised my brows. "I told you. I had an appointment with an informant. I went to our meeting spot, at the arranged time, and bam, there they were. Do you want me to walk you through it again? Should I write it down for you?"Morris Wolfguard gives me a scathing look. "No. Don't bother."Seeing my college friend and Alpha of the Wolfguard Pack so frustrated would be entertaining if it weren't for the serious nature of the situation."Harry said it was a vampire who saved your life," Morris shoots out. However, we walked down the street, and he didn't remember the place. None of the clean-up crew do. It's so odd. It's almost as if someone messed with their memo

Charlotte Sanguinite POV: I know better than to mouth off to an Alpha of a prominent shifter pack, but the way he looked at me, as if I were nothing more than a pesky insect, pissed me off.I didn't know that vampires were no longer allowed to conduct business in shifter territories. I have always tried to stay away from any establishment owned by my former clan, and they had no reason to inform me of such a decision.I press my fist to my mouth as I look at job postings in the city. The problem is that, even with the map in front of me, the lines between each territory aren't clearly marked. As an exiled vampire, I will not be welcome in any vampire clan territory. And the wolves won't let me work in theirs.What am I supposed to do? Where do I go?What if Robert decides to come b