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Unique love Story
  • 6/22/2025
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00:00I never thought my life would depend on someone else's loyalty
00:03until the day my bodyguard laid down his life to protect mine.
00:07My name is Olivia Barnes.
00:10I'm a 32-year-old tech entrepreneur from Austin, Texas.
00:14If someone had told me a year ago that I'd be traveling in armored vehicles
00:18and sleeping under armed watch, I would have laughed.
00:21But success has a way of putting a target on your back.
00:24It all started after my company, Virion Tech,
00:27launched a revolutionary facial recognition software.
00:31Overnight, we attracted global attention.
00:34Some praised us, others condemned us.
00:37Then the threat started, cryptic emails, strange men following me,
00:42and then one day, a rock through my office window with a message taped to it.
00:46Shut it down or you're next.
00:48That's when I hired Lucas Carter.
00:50Lucas wasn't your typical musclehead bodyguard.
00:53He was ex-military, early 40s, calm, composed, with sharp blue eyes that didn't miss a thing.
01:01There was a quiet authority to him, the kind that made you feel safe without needing to say much.
01:07He was professional from the beginning, calling me ma'am and staying strictly business.
01:12I thought we'd be a temporary match until the threats got worse.
01:16One morning, I stepped out of my apartment to find my car vandalized.
01:20Spray-painted across the windshield were the words.
01:24You're being watched.
01:25I stood frozen, trembling, until Lucas stepped in front of me, inspected the car, and calmly called the police.
01:33You're not going anywhere alone anymore, he said, in that level tone that was more of a command than a suggestion.
01:40From that point on, he was with me every minute, driving me to work, standing outside my meetings, scanning every face in a crowd.
01:47What started as distant professionalism gradually became something closer.
01:52We started talking between meetings.
01:55I learned he had a daughter in college, was divorced, and had done two tours overseas.
01:59He liked black coffee, hated elevators, and carried a photo of his daughter in his pocket like a lucky charm.
02:06I started feeling safe, not just because of his job, but because of him.
02:11One night, after a long board meeting, Lucas drove me back to my high-rise apartment.
02:16As we reached my floor, I noticed something strange.
02:20The hallway light was flickering, and my front door looked slightly ajar.
02:24Lucas immediately raised his hand.
02:27Stay back, he whispered.
02:28He pulled his handgun and approached the door with the stealth of a trained soldier.
02:33My heart pounded.
02:34I couldn't breathe.
02:36I watched from behind a corner as he slowly pushed the door open.
02:40A few moments later, he gave me the all-clear.
02:43But what I saw inside made my blood run cold.
02:46My apartment had been ransacked.
02:48Papers were thrown everywhere.
02:50My laptop was gone.
02:52Lucas scanned the room like a hawk.
02:55They were looking for something, he muttered.
02:57That was the night everything changed.
03:00Lucas insisted I move into a safe house.
03:03It was a quiet, secluded property in the outskirts of the city,
03:06with tall trees, a gated entrance, and an underground panic room.
03:11He stayed in the guest house next door, always within a moment's reach.
03:15It was supposed to be temporary, just until the FBI could figure out who was behind the threats.
03:21But it lasted weeks.
03:23The isolation brought us closer.
03:25We started having breakfast together.
03:27I caught him smiling at one of my bad jokes.
03:30Sometimes I'd see him staring at the stars late at night, a sadness in his eyes.
03:35One evening, as I handed him a cup of coffee, I asked,
03:40Lucas, aren't you tired of living on the edge like this?
03:43He looked at me, his face unreadable.
03:46I've seen worse.
03:48But I'd do it all again, especially if it meant protecting someone who matters.
03:53His words hung in the air longer than they should have.
03:56I didn't ask what he meant, but deep down, I think I knew.
03:59Then came the night, everything exploded, literally.
04:02It was around 3 a.m.
04:05I was in bed when I heard a distant pop.
04:08At first, I thought it was just a dream.
04:10Then, the alarms blared.
04:12Before I could sit up, Lucas burst into the room, weapon drawn.
04:16We need to go.
04:18Now.
04:19He pulled me from bed, handed me a coat, and led me to the basement.
04:23They breached the gate, he said.
04:25Stay in the panic room.
04:27Lock it behind you.
04:28Don't open it for anyone but me.
04:31What about you?
04:32I asked, panic rising.
04:34I'll hold them off.
04:36No, Lucas, you.
04:38He pressed a hand to my shoulder.
04:40You hired me to protect you.
04:42Let me do my job.
04:43The last thing I saw before the door slammed shut was his face.
04:47Focused, determined, and scared.
04:50I don't know how long I sat in that room.
04:52The walls were thick.
04:54I couldn't hear much.
04:55Just muffled thuds and the occasional crack of gunfire.
04:59I clutched my knees, praying, crying, trying not to imagine what was happening above.
05:04Then, silence.
05:06After what felt like hours, a knock.
05:09Olivia, it's me.
05:10I opened the door slowly and nearly collapsed when I saw him.
05:14Lucas was limping, blood running down his arm.
05:17A gash across his forehead.
05:19Are you okay?
05:20He asked, his voice strained.
05:22You're hurt.
05:23I cried.
05:24He smiled faintly.
05:26Could have been worse.
05:28We didn't have long.
05:29The attackers had fled, but the police arrived soon after, followed by the FBI.
05:34Turns out the breach had been orchestrated by a corporate rival using hired mercenaries
05:39to steal our technology and silence me.
05:42Thanks to Lucas, they failed.
05:44Lucas was taken to the hospital, and I stayed by his side for the next three days.
05:49When he finally woke up fully, he looked at me and whispered,
05:53I'd do it again.
05:54That was the moment I broke down.
05:57I held his hand and cried into it.
05:59You didn't have to do that.
06:01You almost died.
06:02But you're alive, he said softly.
06:05That's what matters.
06:07Lucas recovered slowly.
06:09I made sure he had everything he needed, physical therapy, time off, even a room in my
06:13new house once I moved.
06:15He tried to go back to being just the bodyguard, but I wouldn't let him.
06:19Not after what we went through.
06:21One night, a few months later, we sat on my back porch watching the stars.
06:27I turned to him and said,
06:29Lucas, I don't want you to protect me anymore.
06:32He looked surprised, maybe a little hurt.
06:34Why?
06:36Because I want you beside me.
06:38Not in front of me.
06:39Beside me.
06:41For a long time, he didn't say anything.
06:43Then he reached for my hand, laced his fingers through mine, and said,
06:48Then that's where I'll be.
06:49Always.
06:50It's been two years since that night.
06:53Virion Tech continues to thrive, but I've stepped down from daily operations.
06:58Lucas is no longer my employee.
07:00He's my partner, in every way that matters.
07:04And every time I look at him, I remember the night he risked everything to save me.
07:09The night my bodyguard became my hero.
07:11And, eventually, the man I fell in love with.
07:22Good grief.
07:26Clear to the east.