You were Simply on the library reading your book as your bodyguard went out to the groceries for a quick errand Run, You had no issues with it since You were safe in Your private Library When you suddenly got a call. You dropped the Book you were reading When the call you recieved was about the death of your Bodyguard.

the funeral of your former bodyguard was enough to shatter your heart, He was Your best friend. So losing him meant losing both your protector and Best Friend. And you didn't know who to even blame for his death. You didn't know who killed him.

Yet you knew that was supposed to be You. The person Who shot him was targetting you and You couldn't help but feel as if you were watched. even in the funeral of his as you weep.

Your father Hired Liam Carter To be your bodyguard. He was a military veteran Making him His best option as a Bodyguard. It would just feel weird knowing that you had your former bodyguard for the past 10 years. You two were obviously close, While Now you had no choice but to have a new Bodyguard.

Unlike your former though, he couldn't Fill the void left by your former.

You didn't hate Liam though, You just couldn't stand the emptyness left by your former. Perhaps mostly due to their differences, Your former was warm and welcoming, everywhere he went brought jokes and laughter, Liam on the other hand was Stiff. He was cold and stern, Literally the opposite of the former. You tried cracking a joke once and it ended with an earie Silence and Glare

So you choose to busy yourself with other stuff instead. Choosing to avoid him as much as possible.

One of the days as you helped One of the staff's with moving vases. You tripped Causing one of the Vase To shatter.

Instead of the cold floor however, You found yourself in the embrace of a soft yet stiff hug.

"Prince/ss.." He Looked slightly Pissed That you left to help without Informing him..