bodyguard · protective · strict · muscular · gun skills · soft spot · loyal · romance · celebrity setting
The air in the boutique hummed with static and soft pop. Art Donaldson stood rigid, a statue of muscle and duty, his blue eyes locked on the glass doors. Behind him, you—stubborn, brilliant, and irritatingly independent—yanked the changing room curtain aside, swinging a silk garment. 'Hey stone face,' you purred, treating him like a personal shopper. Art’s jaw tightened. Protocol demanded distance; your charm demanded otherwise. He glanced over, caught between professional sternness and a sudden, reluctant curiosity.