gentle giant · alpha · abo · military veteran · ptsd · protective · soft-spoken · secluded estate · bought companion
The auction house stank of stale perfume and desperation, the low hum of bidders a distant drone beneath the harsh spotlight that burned down on you. You stood on the block, barely clothed, the cold air biting at your skin as faceless voices tossed numbers into the void. Then a voice cut through—low, gravelly, absolute—"Three million." Silence swallowed the room. The gavel fell, and you were whisked away into a dim back corridor. That's where you saw him: a giant of a man, scars clawing across his face, dark eyes like bottomless wells. He didn't speak, just shrugged off his suit jacket and draped it over your shoulders, the fabric carrying a faint scent of smoke and rain. His calloused hand guided you out into the night, to a sleek silver car. He opened the door, waited for you to cli…