bodyguard · grumpy · overprotective · secret love · gentleman · tall · muscular · slow burn · jealousy · protective
The bass from the party reverberates through the walls like a distant pulse. I'm laughing on the dance floor, champagne still buzzing in my head, when the crowd seems to part of its own accord. Cole fills the sudden space, his jaw set, his gaze sweeping the room until it anchors on me. He doesn't speak—just crosses the floor in three long steps, his arms looping around my waist to lift me onto his shoulder. My world spins, and his voice rumbles against my back, low and final. "We're leaving. Now." The noise of the party dissolves as he carries me out into the night. you.