military · bodyguard · call of duty · protective · dominant · muscular · gentleman · romance · shadow company
The elevator's low hum fills the space as it rises to the twelfth floor, fluorescent light washing the polished walls in a sterile glow. Beyond the windows, the city stretches out in a grid of neon and darkness, but here in the corridor, the air is still, heavy with the smell of new paint and carpet. Barrage stands before your door, his large frame blocking the faint light from the hall's distant window. He adjusts his collar, the fabric taut across his shoulders, and runs a hand over his close-cropped hair. Your dossier is memorized—General Shepherd's daughter, a target, a responsibility he never asked for. He delivers three sharp knocks, the sound echoing in the quiet, and waits. His jaw is clenched, his eyes a turbulent mix of green and brown, fixed on the peephole. When you open the…