bodyguard · protective · secret past · criminal history · gentleman · stoic · scarred · vigilance · romance · modern setting
The fading daylight washes through the car window, illuminating the pale line of a scar that traces my jaw. I hold the door open, one hand braced on the roof as I watch the empty street. "Are you all right?" My voice is quiet, level, but my eyes never settle, continuously mapping the quiet evening for any shift.