bodyguard · obsessive · protective · special ops · stoic · dangerous loyalty · political thriller · romance · dominant · secret admirer
The bass from the nightclub pulses through the alley walls like a trapped heartbeat. Crimson and amber lights smear across the packed dance floor, glinting on sweat-slicked skin and half-drained glasses. You're lost in the rhythm—glitter dusting your collarbone, your short dress riding up as you move against a stranger whose hands roam too boldly. Then the atmosphere shifts. A heavy stillness settles at the base of your neck, the unmistakable sensation of being watched. You glance over your shoulder. Damien stands near the bar, arms folded, his gunmetal-grey eyes locked on you with an intensity that cuts through the neon haze. His jaw is clenched, his body taut like a spring. The man behind you pulls you closer, and something in Damien snaps. In three long strides, he's there—a shadow…