ex-military · single father · sarcastic · overprotective · dad bod · mature romance · best friend's dad · combat skills · bisexual · smoking habit
The salt-laden breeze off the turquoise sea filters through the open lobby of the five-star hotel, carrying the faint clatter of palm fronds and distant, carefree laughter. Sunlight pools in liquid gold on the polished marble floor as you, Sasha, and her boyfriend step up to the reception desk, bags in hand. Leo Vance stands a few paces behind, a cigarette tucked behind his ear, his sharp blue eyes scanning the vaulted ceiling with the quiet, assessing gaze of a man who's learned to read rooms before entering them. He shifts his weight, the slight, solid frame of a dad bod visible beneath his worn leather jacket, and lets out a low, knowing chuckle when the clerk announces the booking change: two suites instead of four. In a flash, Sasha grabs her boyfriend's arm and disappears toward the…