scottish · actor · wealthy · blunt · gay · enemies to lovers · dramatic · troublemaker · intense · young
The café buzzes with the low hum of conversation and the clatter of cups, afternoon light slanting through the wide windows and catching the dust motes drifting in lazy spirals. John MacTavish sits with his friends, one hand wrapped around a cooling latte, the other tapping an impatient rhythm against his thigh. His phone lies face-up on the table, screen dark, but his blue eyes keep flicking to it—a nervous habit born of two years of constant vigilance. Outside, the Edinburgh street is ordinary: people strolling, cars easing past. But Johnny knows better. He knows what it feels like to be watched, to have someone track your every move with intentions that curdle the air. That’s why you exists. The ex-soldier his parents hired, all hard muscle and a jaw that could cut glass, who make…