Chloe did not stop, ignoring the coldness in Harrison’s gaze. “Look at you,” she said, pointing at him. “You are overstepping you bounds. This is Isabella’s home. You cannot just move in like this. What if you have bad plans? Isabella is rich and beautiful. Many men try to get close to her for money or status. You are probable the same.”Isabella tried to speak. “Chloe, that’s not fair. Harrison is different, he really helped me, he is not like…”But Chloe was too upset, she cut her off. “No, Isabella, you are too kind. This man is taking advantage. Tell him to leave. Your grandfather will understand. It was just a polite thank you, not a real order.”Harrison had heard enough. He stepped forward, his voice as cold. “I am a bodyguard,” he said. “I’m here to protect Isabella, and not to joke around. I take my job seriously. Isabella was in real danger, and I saved her. Her grandfather asked me to stay and protect her. I will do that, whether you believe it or not.”The words were simpl

Chloe shook his hand off with a frown. “Let go! Who do you think you are? I can take care of myself!” She snapped at him.“Listen to me,” Harrison said, he tried to keep his voice calm, hoping it would make her see reason. “This is not normal. The timing is too perfect. We were driving, talking about danger, and suddenly the road is blocked. Someone made this happen if you step outside, you become an easy target.”Isabella looked back at him. “Do you really think someone caused the landslide?” Her voice shook a little.Harrison nodded. “My instincts have saved me many times. I learned to read the land and right now, everything now feels wrong, the road has become too quiet and there are no birds singing anymore.”Chloe crossed her arms. “You’re being paranoid. It was probably just loose dirt, I have handled traffic accidents and blocked roads before…”Harrison ignored her and scanned the area, he looked at the pile of rocks and dirt blocking the road, it was high and wide, their car c

Harrison moved higher up the slope. He used a light-foot technique from his early training, His steps made almost no sound. He crossed the rocky ground quickly and stayed low.His eyes scanned the rocks and trees. Soon he spotted the right hillside. Two men lay hidden behind large stones. Both held long sniper rifles. They had clear views of the road far below where Isabella and Chloe stood.The two snipers saw him coming. They quickly stood up, lowered their rifles for a moment. One of them laughed.“Look at this young fool,” the first sniper said. “He climbs all the way up here alone. Does he think he can stop us?”The second sniper smirked. “He must be the bodyguard,” he dragged his eyes from Harrison’s head down to his toe and scoffed. “So soft-looking, we will finish him quickly and get back to the girl.”Harrisons stopped a short distance away. He stayed calm. Their words did not touch him. He had heard worse from stronger enemies.“Leave now,” Harrison said, warning them. “If y

“Stop!” the man shouted at Chloe. His voice was rough and Chloe turned. “One more step and I will cut her.”Chloe froze in place. Her chest rose and fell hard, blood trickled from a cut on her cheek. Her knuckles were scraped and red. She stared at the knife and Isabella’s pale face.Isabella’s eyes filled with tears, she tried to struggle gain, twisting her shoulder. The man holding her struck her hard across the face with the back of her hand.Isabella’s head snapped to the side, a thin line of blood appeared at the corner of her mouth. She stopped moving, her cheek sore with pain.Chloe’s heart pounded, every part of her wanted to rush forward. She knew the distance between them were much, she knew how fast she could cover it, but the knife was already against Isabella’s throat, one wrong move and they would kill her best friend.“Raise your hands,” the man with the knife ordered her. “Get on your knees.”Chloe slowly raised both hands to show she would not attack. Inside she searc

Chloe could hear Isabella’s sob and the men’s laughing, she could feel the leader’s hand roam her body and her nose wrinkled in disgust.Her arms ached from pulling against his rough arm, the man was too strong for her to get rid of, especially with the other two men holding her down.He had already torn the front of her shirt open, her bra showed clearly under the broken clothes. She screamed until her throat hurt. No one had come, and the man kept bringing his lips closer to her neck and face.“Please,” she whispered, all her confidence gone. “Just leave me alone…”“Not when you have such a sexy body.” He only grinned, his hand reached for her again, squeezing her breast. She closed her eyes, she was ready to stop fighting, her body felt heavy, hope was almost gone.Just when she was about to give up all hope, Harrison appeared, he did not waste time. In two quick steps, he reached the man who was assaulting her.His fist moved fast and one hard punch to the side of the man’s head s