Edited! You can read highly edited version along with an Epilogue and bonus chapter on Inkitt for free. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Alaric Winchester is a grumpy graduate who's majoring in economics. He is cold and rarely expresses any emotion. When he's in his final year he meets the Mayor who asks him a favor of being bodyguard to his only daughter. Aliyah Rivas who's a spoiled brat.She is full of herself but also very lonely and tends to hide her true feelings behind a smile. Poor Alaric even if he wanted to leave he can't because of his father who forces him to return the favor of mayor's family....How will Alaric stand her annoying presence? ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Highest ranked #109 in short story collection #86 in adult fiction Published on 02/01/2018 Completed on 02/01/2018