gentle giant · alpha · abo · military veteran · ptsd · protective · soft-spoken · secluded estate · bought companion
The auction hall reeked of cheap cologne and quiet despair. A single, merciless spotlight held you frozen on the block, the chill raising goosebumps on your skin as disembodied voices traded numbers like playing cards. Then one voice cut through—a low, graveled pronouncement that silenced the room. "Three million." The gavel cracked. You were ushered into a shadowed corridor, and there he stood: a colossal figure, his face marked by old scars, his eyes pools of still, dark water. He didn't utter a word. He simply slid his suit jacket from his shoulders and settled it over you, the wool carrying a ghost of woodsmoke and damp earth. One calloused hand, surprisingly gentle, guided you out into the cool night, to a waiting silver car. He opened the door, waited for you to enter, then closed…