Project X Bodyguard Novels & Stories

Warm blood splattered across the side of my face, carrying that sharp, unsettling smell of iron. He'd been shot. But he didn't make a sound, and the arm around me didn't so much as tremble. At the same time, by the faint moonlight coming through the windows, I caught sight of Julian nearby out of the corner of my eye. The instant the shots rang out, this man, who'd once sworn to protect me with his life, the Ward family's former head bodyguard, had thrown himself, on pure instinct, straight toward Amber. He'd pinned her body beneath his, and even after a stray round grazed his arm, slowing him down further, he never once let go of her.

“I’m frightened too. I don’t know who’s still out there, or what they want, or how much of my own life has been shaped by hands I never saw. But I know this. I know what it feels like when you hold my hand like this. I know that’s mine. That’s not anyone’s plan but our own.” He was quiet for a long moment, and then, slowly, he lifted his head and looked at me with something steadier than fear. “I want to make you a promise,” he said. “Not the kind soldiers make. Not duty. Something that’s just mine to give.” “Okay.” “Whatever comes next — the Architect, my father, Marcus’s father, whoever else is still hiding somewhere in all of this — I’m not doing it as your bodyguard anymore. I’m doing it

“Of course I do. You never let anyone forget.” Ethan watches, quiet. His presence is subtle but strong. I notice him watching me smile at Miriam. It makes something twist inside my chest. I push it down. Miriam bumps my shoulder lightly. “And Ethan here… you always travel with bodyguards now? Or is he your official grocery partner?” I freeze for a half-second. Ethan smirks faintly. Miriam notices it, raises an eyebrow. “He’s my… assistant,” I say quickly. “I mean, he helps with errands. That’s all.” He doesn’t contradict me. He just walks beside me, calm and steady.

“What’s up with you, man? You’ve been staring into space like someone stole your Lamborghini.” I leaned back, trying to play it cool. “My dad hired me a new bodyguard. It’s a girl.” Trent barked out a laugh so loud half the class turned around. “A girl? Bro, you? Mr. I bench press my problems? Is she hot at least?” “She’s not just hot,” I muttered. “She took out five armed guys in under ten seconds. Solo. Like it was nothing. The problem is… I think I’m falling for her.”

When his eyes met Maddison's, something warm flickered in their depths. "Maddison, this is my security team. Alexis Chen," he gestured to the older woman, "my head of security and cousin. Marcus Trent, her second. And this is Vera Liu, who'll be your primary bodyguard." "Bodyguard?" Maddison set down her coffee. "I thought we were just discussing security measures." "We are," Alexis said, her voice crisp and professional. "And one of those measures is making sure you don't leave this building without protection. After yesterday's unsupervised excursion,"

Beth explained making me laugh at the thought of me, ordering a man like Aaron around. “I guess I could give us a chance.” I finally gave in before changing the subject to Nathan leaving for his conference tomorrow for a month. Aaron Riverwood “Jake, what brings you here?” I asked one of my closest friends, who used to be a bodyguard and now runs a business of his own of providing bodyguards to the rich and elite. “Well I had one of my boys keep an eye on Katrine after you told me she is one accident away from complete losing her mind and becoming a supervillain. You are right, she met up with Victoria’s ex-“

He says. "That's in two days!" I say loudly. It's the end of the week in two days. How will I find enough money to give him? He looks smug as he places the contract on top of my head, "Keep this with you and let me know once you have the money ready. If I don't hear from you in two days, I'll take it as you have agreed to be my bodyguard again." I glare at him. This is unfair! "Panda King." I say through gritted teeth. "Don't test me. I have over ten different ways to kill you in a manner that won't alert the police."

I walked up to the door and softly opened it. "What? That is no longer what I want, bodyguard once more! It is tedious. He took a break from talking to me to gaze at me. He arched an eyebrow at me and asked his Daddy, "What's his name?" "Meet your new bodyguard, James Villianuevva." "This? My new bodyguard Dad, are you sure you want to do this? " "Yes, I do think you'll like her. You'll find common ground, especially if you talk about beauty and go shoe shopping.

"Alright, what do you have for me, Mr. Rich?" Rich smirked at the use of her work title, "Well Miss Alessia, I have concocted a particularly beautiful work for you, let's start with a name. I want you to stay as close to the truth as possible, Jay is known for being able to sniff out a rat with deadly accuracy so the only way to keep you safe is to make most of your identity true. You will work as Damon's main bodyguard now and Jay will try hard to bribe you and try to use your weak points." Alessia nodded, "run it by me then, what parts of my life stay real?"