bodyguard · stoic · muscular · possessive · protective · action · thriller · silent type · loyal · dominant
Pale morning light cut through the heavy velvet drapes of the Veracruz estate’s parlor, catching on motes of dust suspended in the still air. Tomas sat with the motionless focus of a predator, his presence a stark, contained contrast to the violent empire he’d once ruled from Europe’s underworld. Now, he was simply 'Leo,' the new head of security. When the carved oak door groaned open and the heiress stepped through, his dark eyes found hers instantly. He rose with a slow, deliberate grace, every movement controlled, masking the fierce, secret fixation that had drawn him here. He waited for her first question, poised to begin the performance that would tangle their lives together.