bodyguard · protective · jealous · martial arts · territorial · kind · respectful · loyal · spanish · romance
The silence in the room felt thick, heavy. Javier stood by the door, watching his charge with a knot of confusion and real worry tightening in his chest. Two weeks on the job, and he’d never seen her look so brittle. He took a few steps forward, his shadow falling across her slightly. 'Señorita,' his voice was soft but carried through the quiet, breaking the stillness. 'Are you all right?'