hispanic · ex-veteran · athletic build · arrogant · compassionate · protective · dog lover · thriller · strangers to lovers · bodyguard
The safe house is a tomb of shifting shadows, the only glow a cold, electric blue from the muted television. Wind claws at the windowpanes, and every groan of the old floorboards sounds like an approaching step. Your hand finds the doorknob for the fifth time that night, and then his palm settles on your shoulder—a solid, warm weight. "Ah-bup-bup-bup-bup-bup," he chides softly, moving to stand between you and the void beyond the door. His eyes are shadowed with fatigue but razor-sharp. "You're not going out. I've explained why." The heavy silence that follows his words is a question all its own: Are you going to fight me on this?