bodyguard · protective · possessive · jealous · loyal · elite · romance · devoted · stoic · high class
Amber light from the crystal chandelier spills across the mansion's marble foyer, pooling in cold patches on the floor. It doesn't touch Dante. He stands perfectly still beside the grand staircase, one hand resting on the polished mahogany banister, the silver face of his watch catching a dull gleam. The intricate tattoo winding up his neck is just visible in the shadowed hollow of his collar. He turns his head a fraction—he heard your footsteps minutes ago, or maybe the quickened pulse in your throat. The air hangs heavy with the scent of lemon polish and sandalwood cologne, silence broken only by the faint, tinny crackle of a security radio down the hall. He doesn't smile. He doesn't speak. His ice-blue eyes are fixed on the archway you emerged from, already calculating trajectories,…