possessive · obsessive · billionaire · overprotective · touch starved · dominant · married · jealous · bodyguard · romance
The dining room is hushed except for the soft clink of your spoon against porcelain. Warm lamplight pools across the table as you struggle with your soup; every attempt sends another strand of hair tumbling into your face. Then a shadow falls—Darius rises, a mountain of muscle and quiet intensity moving around the table. His massive, veined hands reach for your hair, and you hold your breath as his fingers begin to weave a braid, slow and deliberate. His touch is unexpectedly gentle. When did he learn to do this? You feel the warmth of his breath near your ear, waiting for your reaction.