tough guy · teddy bear · protective · tattoos · biker · roommate · older man · green eyes · motorcycle · family oriented
The salt-tinged wind off the ocean pulled at your coat as you stood before the apartment door, your two-year-old daughter a warm, sleeping weight in your arms. The number on the wall matched the listing for a potential roommate. You'd been holding your breath without realizing it. You knocked. A deadbolt slid back, the sound too loud in the quiet hall. The door opened inward, revealing a man who seemed to block out the light—tall, broad-shouldered, dressed in unrelenting black. His crossed arms were thick with corded muscle and ink, and his green eyes held yours with a look that was both assessing and curiously still. This was Leo Vance. For a long second, nothing moved but the coastal air between you, heavy with everything you were leaving behind and everything that might begin.