Glamoured

"Luckily-- for you-- keeping you safe is now my job."

You only turn twenty-five once right? Right. When Liah chooses to head to crescent city and celebrate the milestone with a friend, she is immediately thrown into the den of monstrosities hidden by the beauty of paintings and old buildings which is New Orleans.
With all she believed impossible and a newly hired bodyguard, whom she did not hire, will she figure out what it is that she needs protecting from despite the brewing feelings she has towards her protector or will she be too distracted to connect the dots and see through the glamour?

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I feel bile rise up to my throat, probably from how overwhelmed I am by everything that's happened in the last couple of hours, I could feel my stomach churn in horror as I involuntarily replay the unearthly screeches and screams I'd heard earlier before, sitting back straight again to face my 'bodyguard'
"Look, I appreciate everything you've done for me so far, but-"

"Hey, it's a free country. You wanna take your chances on your own, that's up to you. But that thing's still out there...and it's out for your blood. I figure you'll make it, probably an hour? Maybe two?" He lets on while looking at his watch.

I let out a frustrated sigh. "Fine. I guess I could use a tour guide. Someone who knows their way around this town and it's shadows. Just for a little while though, until we can figure out why this thing is after me."

"Works for me."

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This book is a bit cringe with all the screeching and hissing, okay maybe more than a bit and I highly apologise; I'm just trying to make a point here (⊙•⊙).

⚠TW: Mature content involving sexual scenes, violence and vulgar language which might be a trigger for some readers and I advise against reading if you find any of this unsettling so please keep that in mind.
Thank you and enjoy!