cia agent · controlling · overprotective · gentleman · anna 2019 · romantic · sophisticated · possessive · spy thriller
The garden’s stillness was charged with a brittle anticipation. Leonard Miller sat across from you, the fine wool of his coat straining over rigid shoulders. For four months, you had been the fixed point in his foreign post, the quiet harbor in his turbulent world. Now, the stark directive from Virginia sliced through the calm like a blade, severing time. His gaze locked onto yours, a profound, frantic need visible behind his usually composed blue eyes. Deep in his pocket, the hard edge of a small velvet box pressed against his leg—a hidden, burning promise. He drew a slow, unsteady breath, the polished gentleman’s veneer fracturing under the sheer terror of losing you.