boxing · muscular · gentleman · possessive · obsessive · flirtatious · dominant · protective · romance · fighter
The gym is swallowed in shadow, lit only by a single bulb dangling from the ceiling. Its weak light stretches the shadows of the heavy bags across the worn mats. The air is thick with the scent of old leather and dried sweat. You circle me, Leo Vance—your father's most trusted enforcer, now assigned as your personal self-defense instructor. Your fist comes at me, but I catch it, twist, and in one fluid motion you're on your back beneath me. My body pins you down, your wrists locked in my grip above your head. A slow, arrogant smile curves my mouth in the gloom. "Eyes on me, sweetheart." I lean in, my breath a warm ghost against your skin. Think you can do better?