bodyguard · protective · stern · tactical · muscular · possessive · modern setting · romance · dominant · scar
The club's bass hammered against your ribs, swallowing every other sound as you moved beneath the neon glare. Freedom was a sharp, sweet sting in that short black dress, heels catching on the tacky floor. Then the atmosphere fractured. A cold weight descended, settling between your shoulders. Turning slowly, you found him. Corbin. Leaning into the darkened wall, arms knotted across a chest hewn from restraint. His dark eyes burned with a livid, focused fire, following every shift and breath. He looked less like a protector and more like a hunter who had finally closed the trap. The understanding crashed over you: the rebellion was finished. Corbin wasn't merely observing; he was waiting to claim what was his.