His thoughts raced through his head as he sat in a meeting room. In opposite chairs sat the two other bodyguards who were selected. The man who conducted the test sat at the end of a long table, talking.
After the test, the woman, Hotaru left and the man simply led them all into a large meeting area. During the meeting, Nox finds out the name of the man is Scar. He guessed that wasn't his real name, but he didn't bother voicing his opinion.
He had other worse things to deal with. Like the fact that he couldn't get that woman out of his mind. No matter what he thought about, she kept popping back up. It was honestly starting to annoy him. 'Stop thinking about her. She could ruin my life with the snap of her fingers.'
Nox didn't want to deal with her, people like Hotaru were trouble. They were too influential and could get away with just about anything. But it was too late to back away.
'I'll be fine.' He chanted in his head.
As Nox could make out, Scar was telling them where they'd be stationed. While he was listening, he would close his eyes every time for a moment. And his mind filled with beautiful eyes, luscious lips, and a dominant presence, and his eyes would shoot open again.
At this point, Nox wanted to bang his head on the table. He resisted, and concentrated his full attention on Scar instead.
"Hey kid," Scar suddenly calls out to Nox.
"Yes sir," he replies, confused by the nickname, but not caring that much.
Scar seemed to squint his eyes as he looked at Nox. "Well, you'll be guarding the mistress for the first eight hours, and you," He points to one of the two other men, "will be covering the last eight."
As they both nodded, the man grumbled, "Now get changed and get out. There's a car out front that will take you to the main building."
They all get up, bow, and walk out of the meeting room. Nox was ready for this job to be over and done with. As they walked, the two men in front of him start talking.
"That was insane," One sighs.
"Yeah, and did you see the Mistress and what she did to that guy? Didn't know she was that strong."
"That's a true alpha for you," He chuckles.
Nox's heart stops. "What did you just say?" He suddenly asks, causing the men to jump in fright.
They looked freaked out at the man towering over them, but the one on the left stutters, "U-Uh what?"
"You said our employer was a true alpha. Is that true?" He asks seriously.
The men both glance at each other before nodding. "Y-yeah, haven't you heard? Her family isn't exactly quiet about it."
The horror and realization dawned on Nox. He suddenly walked ahead of the men and down the hall. The lockers aren't too far away, and he spots the door. Upon entering, he immediately takes off his clothes and changes into the suit.
The two men enter just as Nox buttons his coat and walk out of the locker room.
"What's his problem?" One of them asks.
"Not sure Shin, but did you notice he had no scent?"
"Yeah, very weird, but I bet he's an Alpha. How else could he be so intimidating?" He shivers.
"Let's hurry up and get going Koji," Shin pats him on his shoulder.
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Nox exits the large building feeling worse than before. 'She is a true alpha,' he thought in disbelief. He stands in front of the building, ignoring the stares.
True Alpha's were so rare. Nox wouldn't have known what that was if the military hadn't taught him. They were the very definition of leadership and dominance. It was impossible to control them, they were on top. Since True Alphas were so powerful and rare, no one knew the full extent of their abilities.
'That must be why I reacted,' Nox concluded in relief.
That made him feel way better, but also confused. If he was simply reacting to her because of her status— why couldn't he stop thinking about her? Her beautiful curvy body looked creamy and probably silky smooth. Nox wanted to run a hand across her thigh— was she as warm as she looked?
'What the hell!' Nox's face almost distorts in disgust at his thoughts. How could he think of something like that? He didn't even know her!
Plus she was still an Alpha! They spelled nothing but trouble and drew too much attention. 'She would never even consider me' And Nox didn't want her to anyway. No one would want an Omega like Nox. And he knew that, he'd known that for a long time. He was old, damaged, and a freak.
Nothing like the perfect omega every Alpha wanted. Nox was fine with that, he didn't need an Alpha. He didn't need anyone. His nesting helped him mentally enough, he could survive off that.
'For however long it lasts.'
The nesting could only go so far.
Out of nowhere a black limousine pulls up in front of Nox, catching his attention. A bald man in a suit exits the driver's seat and opens the limo door. Revealing the woman he couldn't get his mind off of. Nox just looked blankly unsure of what to do.
"Mr. Tsutomu, you are now mistresses primary bodyguard. You must be with her until your shift is over." He informs, looking rather bored.
Nox nods and gets into the car, struggling slightly because of his girth. He settled down on the opposite side and far away from the beautiful and exotic woman. Who was staring down at a clipboard, not even looking up as he entered?
The man closed the door and entered the driver's side, starting the car.
Nox was pleased with the silence of the ride. He was dizzy from her proximity and the smell would never leave him. There was something sweet and warm about it. The smell was not unpleasant, but Nox hated the fact that it could make him feel tense.
Nox then realizes, "Why didn't the other two come with us?" After his question, he immediately regretted it and wanted to hit himself. He usually didn't blurt things out, but the woman was making him uncomfortable.
Hotaru looked up at him, her long butterfly eyelashes fluttering as she blinked. Her eyes were doing strange things to Nox. "A separate car is picking them up." She answers, before looking back down.
The small and fast interaction left Nox's heart pounding. Why did she pick him up specifically? It had to just be a random coincidence. Right?
Nox exhaled softly after taking a deep breath. He needed to clear his mind. This Alpha wasn't interested in him. It was just a matter of doing his job and not worrying about anything else. Nobody cared about him. He was just a random bodyguard.
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But little did Nox know, the clipboard resting in Hotaru's hand. Was his file.....
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Hotaru scanned the file, trying to figure out the mystery that was the man sitting across from her. The man, whose name she's figured out is Nox, was as still as a rock. She was intrigued, for one he had no scent. That enough made her immediately ask for his file. That wasn't all that she found interesting.
Hotaru had never before seen eyes like his. His eyes were dull, almost dead, like the color had faded. She was only able to imagine what they used to look like.
Hotaru noticed something about him that made her senses tingle. As she scanned the file for again, she once again saw that Beta was listed under status. This confused her even more. Due to his lack of smell, Hotaru immediately thought he was an alpha.
She was glad he was a beta though, most Alpha's seem to try and challenge her.
But for some reason, her Alpha wanted him to stay close? She was originally going to drive pass him, but she spotted something.
For a split second, his face flickered from its emotionless state— into a sad and hurt expression that shocked her. It happened so fast, it was like it didn't even happen. Hotaru even questioned herself if she even saw it— and before she could stop herself, she had asked her driver to pick him up.
By the way he carried himself and looked. She would've never expected him to be able to make that expression.
Nox was looking out the window, and Hotaru took the opportunity to study him.
Tall and huge, he stood over six feet tall. The suit hugged his body tightly, and his chin was stubbled with hair. He had an empty face, and it made her want to find a way to break it. That face he made was upsetting. It made her want to know what had caused it.
It was like everything he's ever loved was gone. She read through his file, but couldn't find any family, no loved ones, nothing.
She was surprised to learn that he joined the military at 16 years old. His last name wasn't connected to any other family, not even a dead one. He had a kill count of more than 500 in the military, which impressed Hotaru. He'd been in the military for a long time.
Nox glances at her suddenly, and they meet eyes. The corner of Hotaru's mouth curves upwards as he immediately looks away.
"Hm, do I make you uncomfortable?" She questions softly, surprising even herself. Hotaru was not a gentle person, at least not to strangers.
He shakes his head, "No ma'am."
Hotaru had a hard time believing that, but she only smiles. "No worries, we'll be spending a lot of time together. We'll get comfortable soon enough." She expected a reaction, but only got a nod.
Hotaru was able to read body language at a very young age. She was an expert, but even she couldn't figure out what was going on inside his head. All of his muscles were stiff, and no part of his body was relaxed.
Why did that make her worried? This man is someone she only met today; she should not concern herself with anything about him. Besides she has had disastrous dating experiences. Nearly everyone she dated wanted money. It was exhausting that she'd just sworn off dating again.
He was most likely like everyone else, why else would he take the job?
Everyone was always the same— why would he be different?
A.N I'm dying!!!! Anyway finally finished a chapter. I'm a little disoriented and feel super tired. But I was able to finish it, so I'm happy about that :)
Also here's a picture of Shin and Koji
If anyone wanted a visual representation.