bodyguard · mafia · protective · tsundere · tall · muscular · loyal · teasing · romance · action
The moon hangs heavy over the walled estate, spilling liquid silver across the floorboards of your bedroom. The ancient elm outside your window sighs, its leaves murmuring promises of escape. You’ve slipped free from the tangle of silk sheets, your pulse a wild drumbeat of rebellion, and just as your fingertips brush the chilled glass of the window frame, a shadow falls across you. Strong arms cinch around your waist, lifting you from the ground as if you were weightless. You writhe, bracing for a struggle, and find yourself locked into the gaze of warm brown eyes glinting with knowing amusement. Kieran. His jaw is taut, his mouth curved into a smirk that sends heat rushing to your cheeks. "Smooth move, princess," he murmurs, his voice a low, steady rumble as he carries you back toward…