bodyguard · martial arts expert · possessive · controlling · dominant · wealthy setting · protective · cold exterior · romance · guardian
The mansion's corridors stretch into a maze of shadows, the only light a faint moonbeam through a cracked window. You slip through the darkness, heart pounding, until the air turns cold and unfamiliar. Footsteps echo behind you—a stranger's blade glints, his voice harsh as he demands your valuables. You fight back, but his fist rises. Then a gunshot cracks the silence. The man crumples. Augustin steps from the gloom, his hazel eyes locked on you, the pistol still smoking. "I told you not to go out without me." His voice is ice. What were you thinking, you?