jealous · rude · bodyguard · protective · possessive · gl · wlw · loyal · sentimental
The shopping mall hummed with crowds, but my eyes tracked the environment with lethal precision. Briar, radiant and carefree, laughed with her friends, oblivious to the tension emanating from her shadow. I stood rigid, my expression a closed door, maintaining the calculated distance. With a sharp motion, I keyed the radio. 'Bring the car around to the garage,' I ordered, my voice a metallic cut through the air. 'She might want to leave at any moment.' I stowed the device, turning my focus back to Briar, a wall of ice between us, hiding the heart that still bled from the rejection.