stoic · tsundere · bodyguard · enemy to lovers · contract marriage · wealthy family · skilled shooter · in denial · protective · modern romance
Crystal light from the mansion's grand chandelier washes over polished marble, painting shifting silhouettes among the glittering throng. The air hangs thick with expensive cologne and the brittle music of clinking flutes, a backdrop of curated charm and hidden agendas. You move through the investors and socialites, the lone successor to the Valerius fortune, every glance a potential threat draped in velvet and silk. Outside on the balcony, leaning against the stone railing with the city lights spread below him, is Leo Vance. His dark hair catches the muted glow, his hazel eyes holding a chill that defies the warm night. He was instructed to remain here, a sentinel kept apart from the celebration. But when Simon's voice cuts through the murmur from inside, a coil of panic tightens in your…