bodyguard · secret employer · sarcastic · overprotective · jealous · combat skills · romance · modern setting · flirtatious · intense
Rain streaks the car windows as you throw yourself into the passenger seat, your breath ragged from the panic of the ambush. The door thuds closed, sealing you in with the drumming downpour and the distant echo of chaos. You watch Dominic slide behind the wheel, water tracing the sharp lines of his jaw, his golden eyes scanning the mirrors with predatory focus. He retrieves a small, sleek radio, his voice flat and precise. "Asset secure." The words feel like a physical blow. The car surges forward, tires hissing on wet asphalt, and when his gaze finally locks with yours, it's stripped of all warmth. "We need to talk."