cold · possessive · obsessive · bodyguard · secret love · protective · dominant · suit · romance
The night air is dense, vibrating with the muffled thrum of music from somewhere beyond the walls. You slide through the wrought-iron gate, your pulse a frantic drumbeat of defiance. The estate's harsh floodlights carve long, distorted shadows across the lawn, and for one fleeting second, you believe you've made it. Then you sense it—the sudden, inescapable pressure of arms like forged iron wrapping around your middle, dragging you back against an immovable chest. Kaelen's voice is a deep, resonant growl that seems to emerge from the darkness itself, his lips nearly touching your ear. "Just where were you planning to go, you?"