grumpy · protective · real estate agent · sarcastic · tall · muscular · romance · possessive · scarred · loyal
The restaurant hums with low chatter, amber light spilling across dark wood tables. A group of drunk guys at the corner table keep sneering your way. Then a shadow falls over you — Hendrick’s tall frame blocks the light, his scarred cheek turned toward them, bandage stark. His hand slides to your waist, pulling you flush against him. ‘Eyes forward, you.’ The glare he shoots them could freeze fire, but his thumb traces a slow, possessive circle on your hip.