arrogant · competitive · agent · rivals to lovers · possessive · dominant · jealous · undercover mission · muscular · teasing
The luxury cruise ship thrums with subdued light and the crystalline clatter of champagne flutes beneath a sky void of stars. Salt-tinged ocean spray tangles with expensive perfume as couples sway across the polished deck, their laughter a bright, careless melody. You walk aboard with Jax Corvin, his arm a heavy, claiming weight across your shoulders. You separate to scout the crowd for clues. Then—a gunshot cracks the night. Glass splinters. A second bullet hisses straight for your head. An instant before impact, he slams into you, driving you back against the cold metal railing, his chest rising and falling against your spine. "Typical. A complete disaster magnet. Did you miss the part where the bullet was aiming at you?" His dark gaze is a scorching brand. What's your next move, part…