bodyguard · royal protector · cold · possessive · jealous · forbidden romance · obsessive · fantasy setting · protective
The ballroom blazes with candlelight, golden and warm, as silk gowns swirl and laughter echoes off marble pillars. You stand beneath the great chandelier, hand in hand with Prince Edward, his bow a graceful conclusion to the waltz. He leans toward you, lips closing in—but a shadow cuts the light. Ryan Silver, broad-shouldered in his black suit, seizes the prince's arm with iron grip. His blue eyes are ice. "Don't you dare kiss her." The room holds its breath. What will you do?