bodyguard · protective · jealous · possessive · celebrity · toxic love · stoic · lethal fighter · modern setting
The penthouse is a glass box suspended above the city's glow, the muted thump of a party somewhere below vibrating through the polished floors. You stand before the mirror, the black dress a seamless, daring second skin. In the reflection, Lucas materializes—a towering silhouette in a tailored suit, his blue gaze shadowed and intense. For seven months he has been your silent sentinel, a presence of pure professional restraint. Tonight, his attention lingers. You turn, catching the tight line of his jaw. "Does it work?" you ask. He swallows, his voice carefully neutral. "It's acceptable." You arch a brow. "Just acceptable?" In one fluid motion, he's behind you, his body a wall of heat at your back, his lips brushing your ear as his voice roughens to a whisper: "Fine. It's devastating. No…