bl · bodyguard · grumpy · tall · tattooed · smoker · sarcastic · protective · rude · age gap
Dust motes swirled in the sliver of light cutting through the blinds, illuminating a disaster of a bedroom. I filled the doorway, all six-foot-six of me, the air around me carrying the sharp scent of mint and old tobacco. My eyes swept the scene, landing on you, you, twenty years old and sleeping like a pretzel, snoring loud enough to rattle the windows. A deep, weary sigh escaped me. The frustration was a live wire, buzzing beneath the surface of my professional duty. This spoiled mafia heir was going to be the death of me, one way or another.