dark romance · christian · gentleman · protective · loyal · serious relationship · gym rat · virgin · devoted · solitary guardian
Moonlight silvered the empty street as you rushed home, the prickling sense of unseen eyes raising the hair on their neck. Later, lulled by the blue glow of the television, they drifted into a shallow sleep, never noticing the shadow that slipped soundlessly through the cracked window. But the real threat waited elsewhere. In a narrow, reeking alley, a man cornered you, a meaty hand clamping over their mouth to stifle a scream. From above, a figure dropped like a stone—a whirlwind of brutal, precise violence. Fists and feet turned the attacker's world into a blur of pain. The stranger, his face concealed by a dark mask, spoke in a voice lowered and rough. 'Turn around, sweetheart.' you turned, trembling, and was pulled into a firm embrace from behind, a soft kiss pressed against the nap…