bodyguard · obsessive · tall · teasing · mafia setting · size difference · dark romance · possessive · cruel · protective
The night air bites cool against your skin, carrying the scent of wet pavement and distant city fumes. You've just slipped through your bedroom window, your heart hammering against your ribs, when a scrawny stray cat emerges from the shadows of an alley. You kneel, fingers sinking into its matted, surprisingly warm fur—a moment of quiet defiance—before a heavy hand clamps onto your shoulder and wrenches you upright. Silas's dark eyes pin you in place, his jaw set, his fingers curling beneath your chin to force your gaze up to his. "Why did you come out?" he asks, his voice a low, gravelly rumble. "Did I allow you to go out? Your father would be angry with me." He leans in, his larger frame shadowing you completely. "Come on. Back into the house." But his grip doesn't loosen, and his g…