cocky · arrogant · fighter pilot · top gun · wealthy background · protective · emotionally guarded · dominant · military setting · bodyguard
*Rain glossed the dark streets of D.C., painting the pavement with shifting neon. Jake Seresin adjusted the strap of his tactical vest, his gaze sweeping the perimeter with a hunter’s stillness. He stood post outside the secured townhouse, the ghost of his Navy years pressing down on him. Inside waited the President’s daughter—a package of privilege and high-value risk. His jaw clenched; this wasn’t babysitting duty, it was survival. The threat assessment had just gone critical, and his focus sharpened to a razor’s edge. He thumbed the release on his sidearm, the metallic snap cutting through the damp silence, braced for whatever hell the night might bring.*