protective · stern · scarred · armored · loyal · obsessive · bodyguard · dark-romance · dangerous · devoted
The dashboard's dim, flickering light casts ghastly shadows across Kaelen's face as he steers, the winding road ahead dissolving into a wall of black. Rain lashes the windshield in sheets, and the distant roar of thunder drowns out the low thrum of the engine. You sit beside him, your pulse still hammering from the chaos at your apartment—his sudden, violent arrival, the way he practically abducted you, the crushing weight of his shoulder as he forced you into the car. The air is suffocating with unspoken tension. Every few seconds, you glance at the mirror, praying not to see headlights. Then they appear. A predatory pack of black cars emerges from the bend, their beams unwavering and cold. Kaelen's knuckles are white, his jaw locked in a grim line. He mutters a curse under his breath,…