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Watch Your Back

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last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-05-13 20:31:22

ETHAN COLE

Tension swallowed the air in the room. My jaw tightened and the twitching in my left eye didn't want to stop.

Winnie stood right in front of me, quietly tapping her shoe.

I tensed my muscles before spitting out the words that were stuck in my throat.

“Winnie… it's depressing seeing you that way.”

That must've read wrong because her eyes darkened all the more. She took strides towards me, stopping a few inches away.

“It's depressing? Is that a creative way of saying I'm embar
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  • The Bodyguard's Secret    Watch Your Back

    ETHAN COLE Tension swallowed the air in the room. My jaw tightened and the twitching in my left eye didn't want to stop. Winnie stood right in front of me, quietly tapping her shoe. I tensed my muscles before spitting out the words that were stuck in my throat. “Winnie… it's depressing seeing you that way.” That must've read wrong because her eyes darkened all the more. She took strides towards me, stopping a few inches away. “It's depressing? Is that a creative way of saying I'm embarrassing?” She scoffed, lifting her chin to look into my eyes. Slightly, I pushed her away walking to the fridge. Maybe this kind of thing wasn't my forte. It was better she realized how messed up she was herself although it was evident she was fully aware of that. On the other hand, she didn't seem to be done with me, because she kept ranting.“You're going to act like you're busy now? Typical Ethan, running away from your problems!” I bit down on my lip, trying to hold the surge of an

  • The Bodyguard's Secret    Caught in the Act

    ETHAN COLE Seth was a traitor.The thought had clawed its way from Zero's mind slipping off his godforsaken lips. My eyes darkened, the last trace of light replaced by something far more unsettling.I stared hard at Zero while he drove. His hands were stiff as he gripped the wheels. “And I’m supposed to believe you because you felt it?” I spat, a wave of disappointment descending on me. Talk about someone who was the most logical in the group. Zero shrugged, his eyes on the road as he made a turn. “Does he need to spell it out to you before you believe he's not with us?”He had a point. Seth, unlike the rest, was different. He had a calm gaze that stared with emptiness at people — haunting them as they walked by. Or the disturbing ways he tortured his targets while wearing a smile so eerie, the crack on his lips bled. Sometimes his voice was too soft, and just like the jokes he cracked, his personality was dead. It wasn't crazy to suspect someone like that, but eve

  • The Bodyguard's Secret    Biting Cold

    ETHAN COLE The woods stretched far beyond where my eyes could reach. My eyelids were heavy from sleepless nights, and the circles around them were darker than usual. With the snow biting into my skin, it was absurd that I would make it past the last round. I dragged my leather boots through the icy ground, the snow crunching beneath them. My dark hair had specks of white… too much ice. My hand felt damp from my tightened grip of my pistol. I trudged through the blizzard, everything hazy. My final test. Kill the person in the woods. I scanned my surroundings, my hands shaky, my breath felt heavy. My vision was getting blurry with each step deeper into the woods. Then I saw her. Dark hair, chapped lips, and a flimsy shirt clinging to her body. Dried blood trailed from her lips, her body trembling. The paleness of her face and those eyes… they reminded me of someone… someone I knew so… My eyes widened and the gun slipped from my palm. No… This was wrong.Not her.

  • The Bodyguard's Secret    Bad Omens?

    ETHAN COLE The following day felt like a breeze. I sat in my room alone with the laptop open, and the screen on.An owl hooted from a distance, when something — probably a cat, snapped a branch, sending birds scattering into the night sky. My eyes glanced through Winnie's messages. They had gone on a side quest without VAR's approval and as always, VAR didn't care what we did as long as it hurt them in no way. One of the men had carried a shard of glass, slicing it across Lily's face. Luckily, she used her arm to deflect, but she didn't have enough time to react fully, and the glass tore her skin.She had bandaged her bleeding arm, while cursing out at the man whom Zero had fired a bullet through his skull.Lily had never cursed, not with me around though… her eyes shone like that of an angel, and that pink cancer ribbon that always stayed tucked in her hair brought out her angelic face. That face didn't make me underestimate her potential. She loved working in the background.

  • The Bodyguard's Secret    Touch Under Moonlight

    AVA DUVAL His face was almost ethereal. The way his muscles flexed as he caught me ignited something in me. My cheeks burned, the smell of gun powder dissipating into thin air. Although my hands hurt badly from the force, I made contact with him, removing strands of hair from his sculpted face. His jawlines were chiselled and the onyx colour of his eyes glinted in the flickering light. “I look like a fucking princess,” I groaned, trying to stand. Ethan smirked, he opened his mouth to say something but shut it. “One in need, to be precise. I mean, the heiress of a multi billionaire organization is lying in the arms of a mere bodyguard,” I chided, my elbow pressing against his thighs just to lift my body. He seemed to have noticed my struggling because he pulled me up, so that our eyes locked. “A bodyguard that makes her spread her legs wide on his shoulder,” he mocked, breaking eye contact with me. His tender gaze roamed my face, resting on my lips. Father travelled for a

  • The Bodyguard's Secret    Part Three: Training Target

    ETHAN COLE The area stretched farther into the darkness, a bulb flickered adding little to no light to the grounds. My gun stayed tucked in my belt as sweat slid down from my face. I huffed, my knees bent slightly, while my fists stayed clenched. I lunged at the dummy that stood in front of me, targeting its neck. My knee jabbed at its side while my hand snapped its neck. The head cracked, rolling across the floor. I hissed. Blood trickled from my knuckles; a splinter had pricked them, causing me to let out a painful groan. “This shit sucks.” My chest rose and fell as my legs took long strides toward the next unharmed dummy.My muscles flexed. Veins stood out along my arms. A sigh left my lips, the mannequin staring at me like some fool. Oh, yes, I was a fool. That part was true. My body arched forward, using my elbow, I cracked across its neck. Grabbing its arm, I twisted it out of place, then as a final blow, my legs pounded into its stomach, shoving it back. It crashe

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