Chapter 4 Appointing a new bodyguard

Amalia’s pov

Right now, we were back from college and I was getting ready for my afternoon practice. 

‘’Your dad would like a word with you at his office before practice’’ Peter informed me with a non-genuine smile. Was I in trouble or something like that? 

My father’s office was at the first floor of the pack house. It was a huge office that even had an aquarium tank with Glowfish Tetra Mix. The office is a light gray with expensive antique wooden furniture. I was always uneasy here, it was a place where we were not allowed to come as kids without a serious reason.  

As I made my way to my father's office, my mind raced with thoughts of what could be awaiting me. The atmosphere in the office was always tense, filled with an air of authority that made me feel small and insignificant. I couldn't help but wonder what had prompted this unexpected meeting and what consequences it might hold for me. 

Peter knocked on the door and  my father said ‘’come in’’.  Peter opened the door for me and he followed me inside before closing the door. My father was sitting at his office dressed in an expensive black suit and he quickly glanced at his expensive watch. He always wears a suit even at dinner with us, the only occasion on which he is not dressed up is training. 

We are rich and he likes to show it. He tells us that clothes show status and that we are always have to dress up as the future king and the princess. He is the reason I am always dressed nicely in expensive clothes. 

He smiled at us and showed us the chairs in front of his office gesturing for us to sit. I seated while Peter was standing beside me. ‘’As you know sweetheart, gamma John is away looking for his mate, leaving Peter your only bodyguard’’. 

Gamma John was the only one left from the gamma line, he lost his father at the attack that I lost my mother. His mother couldn’t survive the death of her mate and unfortunately died too. Due to the loss of his parents, my father raised him along with us. 

Basically, we were all raised by gammas because my father always had business to attend to, but he spent as much time with us as he could. He had responsibilities as the king and we were trying to be understanding. 

The gamma is usually responsible for the protection of the Luna, but since we don’t have a Luna right now Gamma John was appointed to me as my bodyguard.  He is twenty-six and hasn’t found his mate yet, so my father allowed him to travel in order to find her. 

Peter had not slept for three days now, as he was currently my only bodyguard. He couldn’t continue like this for long, and I assumed that sooner or later my father would have to appoint me a second bodyguard. 

The thing was that my bodyguards had to know my secret in order to protect me and my father didn’t trust many. The only ones who know my secret are my father, my brother, gamma John and Peter. Not even the beta family knows my secret, my father says that the fewer they know the better. 

The only reason my father trusted Peter was because he was a hybrid too and a very powerful one making him the perfect bodyguard for me. As for gamma John his father died trying to protect my mother from other witches so his royalty was quarantined. 

The late gamma, John’s father, was the only one except for my father who knew my mother’s secret. She was a witch but she masked her sent to pass as a human. Everyone thought that my father’s mate was a regular human and they were shocked that the alpha king was mated to a human but if they knew her true identity they would be even more socked. 

Witches, vampires and werewolves don’t get along. They are all enemies. Imagine the head of the witches’ coven being the mate of the werewolves’ king. My mother tried to conceal her identity but witches found her and killed her like a traitor. 

The thing is, witches do not tolerate hybrid witches, when they find one they give her a choice, to conceal her powers losing their witch side or kill her wolf losing their wolf side. When witches found my mother, she had only my brother with her, I was with my father. Luckily, man don’t have magical powers and my brother was left unharmed, contrary to my mother and the gamma. 

My mother gave birth to the child of a werewolf and that was punishable by witch law, her gamma tried to protect her and died along with her. My poor brother witnessed it all. Luckily, I wasn’t there or they would have chosen for me and I would either have my magic or my wolf. 

‘’Amalia, did you hear me? We have to appoint you a new bodyguard’’ my father said, bringing me out of my thoughts. ‘’Father no, no one can know about my secret you told me that’’ I tried to argue. The more people knew my secret the more luckily it's for the witches to found out about me. I wanted both of my sides, both my wolf and my magic. 

‘’Your new bodyguard would be Christopher until his father steps down and we appoint him beta. We can trust him he is the future beta and you grew up together’’. Any other day I would be happy to be forced to spend more time with Christopher but after the sex session between him and Stella I didn’t want to see him, let alone spend so much time with him. 

I was silent for a moment, can I trust him with my secret? Sure, but would he see me any different? Most werewolves and Lycans don’t like witches. 

I couldn’t say no to my father either way, he is the king. If he thinks that he is fit to be my bodyguard then he will be whether I want him to be or not.  Despite my reservations, I knew that I had no choice but to accept Christopher as my bodyguard. My father's authority as the king meant that his decision was final, and I couldn't go against it. However, deep down, I couldn't help but worry about how this arrangement would affect our relationship and whether Christopher's prejudices as a werewolf would change his perception of me as a witch. 

‘’He will be right here in a moment, I mind linked him’’ My father informed me while I was feeling uneasy. The moment of truth is a second away, he will learn my true identity and either nothing changes or he dislikes me. 

He knocked the door and my father told him to come in. He was looking amazing as always. His muscles visible through his blue shirt and his grey slim straight pants. The blue shirt complimented his eyes but all I could think about was taking it off. 

He looked confident even in the king’s office. I looked like I would crawl under the desk even though it was my father’s office while he managed to look confident. 

‘‘It’s ok Princess Amalia, I am here. If he doesn’t like you being a hybrid I can always reap him apart’’ Peter mind liked me. He could always read my mind like an open book. He couldn’t literally read my mind but he knew me so well. 

 ‘‘Thanks Peter, but please don’t’’ I mind linked him back. At least I would always have Peter in my corner. 

‘’I spoke with Lia, you will take over as her bodyguard tomorrow morning but first there are some things you need to know’’ my father informed Christopher looking serious as always. Christopher just nodded at him lowing his head showing respect at his king’s commands. 

‘’Amalia is a hybrid, both a witch and a Lycan. Under no circumstances is she allowed to practice magic or show her wolf.’’ Christopher's eyes were now on me and I could see the socks on them. ‘’That’s all, Peter would answer every question you may have about bodyguarding’’ my father continued and now Christopher was looking at Peter with hatred as usual.

Thank you dad, you were very smooth.

As we were dismissed from the office Christopher turned to me ‘’why did you kept it a secret from me?’’ he looked hurt. ‘’I kept it a secret from everyone’’ I replied whispering, the walls have ears anyway. 

‘’I am not anyone’’ he replied, he was mad at me and wasn’t trying to mask it. ‘’The fewer they know, the better’’ I replied. ‘’You didn’t trust me’’ he stated ‘’but you clearly trust him, an outsider, a hybrid’’ he continued with hatred towards Peter.

‘’A hybrid like me’’ I interrupted him. ‘’You are not alike, he said looking hurt. How are we different? I am also a hybrid’’ I replied. ‘’You are you’’ he replied looking softer.