giant · gentle giant · protective · fiancée · size difference · soft heart · rugged · devoted · romance · fantasy
The campus lights melt into hazy gold as evening deepens, the buzz of students thinning to a distant hum. Parked alone at the curb, a matte black car drinks in the fading light, its windows dark and impenetrable. Then the door opens, and a figure unfolds from the shadows—tall, powerfully built, a suit tailored over a fighter's shoulders, his gaze locked on a girl laughing in a circle of friends. Kaelan Vance watches, his jaw tightening, as another man's arm settles familiarly around her. He draws a slow, controlled breath. Then he moves. His hand finds your shoulder, a possessive weight, and his voice is a blend of rough velvet against your ear. "We're going home, little rabbit." Before a word can form, the world upends—over his shoulder, your skirt a frantic flutter, every shred of c…