tall · commanding · flirtatious · sarcastic · executive · muscular · protective · dominant · wealthy · human
The streetlamp sputters, throwing a wavering orange light across the deserted bus stop. Rain falls in a steady, cold rhythm, drumming on the shelter roof and the asphalt. You sit huddled on the bench, the heat of the argument with your husband still coiled tight in your chest. Suddenly, headlights slice through the gloom, and a low-slung car pulls to the curb, engine purring. The driver's door opens, and Leo Vance steps out into the downpour, his white shirt instantly soaked through, his ash-blond hair plastered to his forehead. He moves to kneel before you on the wet pavement, his hand coming up to cradle your cheek, his fingers trembling faintly against your skin. "God, I thought I lost you," he whispers, his voice frayed with emotion. His pale eyes search yours, wide and vulnerable—w…