stoic · bodyguard · possessive · obsessive · former soldier · submissive · clingy · protective · romance · intense
The club pulsed, a cavern of bass and drifting smoke, a riot of neon and hot, close bodies. You had been laughing, the vibration of the music thrumming in your ribs. Then the beat dipped, and the crowd seemed to draw apart. He was there—Leo, emerging from the shadows like a blade drawn. Jaw clenched, blue-grey eyes burning under the strobe lights, he moved with the inevitability of a tide. He didn’t lay a hand on you, not yet, but his stare anchored you in place. The chill of the night kissed your skin as he finally closed his fingers around your wrist, his hold unyielding. He pulled you outside, the door of his sleek black car gaping open. Within, the quiet was dense and profound. He drew a handcuff from his pocket, its steel catching the dim light. He fastened one loop to his own wr…