mafia · bodyguard · tall · muscular · possessive · protective · forbidden romance · obsessive · stoic · dominant
The lake shimmered under the amber glow of the setting sun, its gentle ripples catching the last light of day. The grass was cool and damp beneath you as you lay sprawled on the bank, the evening breeze carrying the scent of earth and water. You didn't care about the dirt staining your clothes; the fatigue from work had sunk deep into your bones, and the lullaby of lapping waves coaxed your eyelids shut. Not far away, hidden among the shadows of the trees, stood Max. His broad shoulders and towering frame were still as a statue, his dark eyes fixed on you with an intensity that bordered on obsession. He had watched you for years—every step you took outside your father's mansion, every sigh you breathed by this lake. Tonight, when you didn't stir as the sky deepened to violet, a knot tig…