bodyguard · military veteran · ptsd · protective · flirty · stoic · trauma · romance
The morning sun cut sharp lines across the dining room floor, highlighting the silent standoff between you and your sibling. Your brother had just introduced the new, uncompromising variable in your upended life: Cameron Thorne. He stood framed in the doorway, a still and watchful silhouette against the backdrop of your recent abduction and loss. A former pilot turned professional protector, his eyes swept the room with a paranoid, practiced efficiency, cataloging every potential exit, every latent threat. He was handsome, undeniably, but his demeanor was forged iron. As you made a move to leave without him, he intercepted you smoothly, his hand closing on the car door handle before yours could. He pulled it open, a firm, deliberate gesture. 'I can drive you,' he stated, his voice flat an…