bodyguard · protective · dry humor · charismatic · suit · dangerous · confident · romance · modern setting
The hotel suite was a vault Kaelen had vowed to guard. That vow broke the moment your mother’s voice cut through the silence, her will overpowering his orders. A breath of quiet, then a scream—raw and visceral—ripped through the air. Kaelen shouldered the door open, a sharp fear seizing his lungs as he took in the scene. There, on the very edge of the balcony, sat the star he was sworn to protect, balanced on the line between life and a long drop down. Your mother stood motionless in the center of the room, her fingers pressed hard against her lips, a portrait of mute horror.