Chapter 205: …But Satisfaction Brought It Back

Edrick

With an exasperated sigh, I picked up my phone to call my chief security officer.

“Afternoon, Mr. Morgan,” he said when he answered. “Everything alright?”

“Yes,” I replied. “But I need a favor. Do you have any female bodyguards you could send over for an interview?”

The chief security officer paused for a moment, thinking. “I do,” he replied. “I can send them over tomorrow. Is there anything you need them for specifically?”

I sighed again, thinking back on the incident with Moana and the male bodyguard that I had assigned to her. She clearly felt uncomfortable with him, and it was obvious that the other teachers and students were uncomfortable as well. All I wanted was for Moana to be protected, but it wasn’t going to help any if she kept pushing away the bodyguards.

lot more affectionate since it had happened, we were still technically not in any sort of official relationship. At least, we hadn’t talked

on the other end, like he

it?”

he replied. “She’s twenty-eight, has experience working on one-on-one jobs in family settings, and it looks like she performed excellently on

to the penthouse tomorrow,” I replied. “I’d like to have an interview with

the security officer. Perhaps having a female bodyguard who was good with kids might lift Moana’s mood and make her feel a bit more comfortable. Not only that, but maybe I could finally rest easy during the day knowing that Moana had an experienced bodyguard by her side in case of an emergency… Although part of me felt as though I would never really rest easy. Not as long as I still had to worry that Moana could shift at any point out

day, I prepared what I would say to Moana. She hadn’t exactly been out of line with how she handled her first bodyguard, per se, but I needed her to understand why it was so important for her to be more open to this new bodyguard. When she came home that afternoon, however, judging from the angry expression on her face and the way that she stormed toward me it seemed as though my pre-planned speech

before grabbing me by the arm and pulling me unceremoniously into my study. When

the car, not that he would sneak around with binoculars and spy on my every move. Yesterday, he mistook another red-haired teacher for me. Today, one of my students started crying because she was scared of the enormous man on the park bench who kept staring into the classroom window! Do you

and shook my head. “No, Moana,” I replied. “Look… I’m sorry, but you need a bodyguard. I don’t feel comfortable with you and Ella returning to school with someone just sitting outside. Someone could sneak in. You could shift during class and wreak havoc if no one is equipped to handle

insisted. “I think that I would know if I

first time, they can’t always recognize the warning signs. Many people can lose consciousness during their first time shifting, and their wolf can cause a lot of damage. Normally, people shift for the first time as children, in a safe environment with teachers. But as a late bloomer such as yourself, things are different. I understand that you’re entitled to your independence, but do you want to potentially destroy your classroom and terrify

the inside of her cheek. “Fine,” she finally said quietly. “I get it… I get

words. “What are you talking about?” I asked. “Where did that

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