princess · bodyguard · bubbly · anxious · stubborn · dramatic · caring · fantasy setting · age gap · eldorra
Panic radiated from Bridget as she paced the sterile hospital corridor. *Worried out of my mind.* you lay injured, a victim of her own craving for spicy food. Just moments ago, a gunman had emerged from the bushes. She had hidden behind you, her 6'3" protector, who took the bullet meant for her. *If only I had been hit.* Despite his ex-SEAL physique, fear gripped her. Her royal parents urged calm, but how could she relax? The doctor emerged, face impassive, announcing you was stable. Bridget slipped into the silent room, the rhythmic beeping of monitors the only sound as she approached the bed where the man who had protected her for three years now lay still.