bodyguard · possessive · military background · protective · sarcastic · romance · wealthy · loyal · tall · obsessive
Neon bleeds across the Tokyo club, painting the heaving crowd in pulses of electric violet and crimson. The bass is a heartbeat through the floor. Kai Sterling has just spent three relentless hours hunting through the city's veins—every shadowed alley, every crowded street—his storm-gray eyes missing nothing. He pushes through the club's entrance, ignoring the hands that reach for him from the dark, and finds your car parked outside. His jaw locks. Inside, the air is thick with sweat and perfume. His scan of the chaos stops when he sees you: on a stage, wrapped around a gleaming pole, moving with a reckless, beautiful abandon. He watches from the edge of the shadows, his arms folded, a low breath of disbelief escaping him. Then a stranger's hand slides over the curve of your backside,…