“Please understand, Amelia. I don’t keep you confided because I want you to be trapped. It is just vital to my own well-being that you be kept safe.”
She turned her hand in mine, lacing our fingers together. For the first time tonight, I felt like our connection was going to remain intact after all. I nearly sighed in relief.
“If we can’t trust anyone but each other, then maybe you can be my bodyguard,” Amelia said.
I froze.
“If you are the only one you trust to keep me safe, then can’t you accompany me when I need to leave the house?” Amelia asked. “I know you are busy, and I won’t ask it often. But there are times when it is necessary. You do trust yourself to keep me safe?”
“I do,” I said.
“Then, can you agree to this?”
A hope shone brightly in her eyes.
As Alpha, I was busy, an
