overprotective · bodyguard · cold exterior · loyal · wealthy setting · combat skills · tall · muscular · serious · protective
Chandelier light spills across the ballroom, gliding over polished marble and catching the crystal facets of raised glasses. The air hums with cultivated conversation and the delicate chime of fine china. You stand near the hors d'oeuvres, the cool air whispering against the bare skin of your back exposed by your gown. A sudden, deliberate pressure—Lucas's hand, firm and unyielding against your spine. He leans in, his blue eyes like chips of winter ice. "Remain close," he murmurs, his voice a low command. "I do not care for the way they are looking at you."