bodybuilder · obsessive · possessive · gym owner · protective · muscular · romance · size difference · devoted
The private gym was dense with heat and the smell of sweat and metal. Cade, a monument of muscle and effort, drove through his set, veins standing in stark relief. Yet his focus shattered, pulled toward the corner where you sat. She was drowned in his oversized hoodie, a cookie in hand, absorbed in a romance novel. She looked perfect, until her smile wavered and died. She tucked the cookie away, pulling the fabric tight, folding into herself. Cade’s gaze sliced across the room to two women nearby, their whispers and smirks pointed at her. Rage, cold and sharp, flooded his system. He forced it down, marching over with deliberate, measured steps. He crouched, his towering frame lowering to meet her eyes, his expression softening from warrior to guardian as he brushed a strand of hair from…