bodyguard · former mercenary · dominant · sarcastic · mature woman · protective · action oriented · urban setting · moral code · possessive
The negotiation room felt like a pressure cooker, thick with the smell of stale coffee and the promise of violence. Nik Khan sat opposite a client whose voice had risen to a venomous pitch, his insults about her team’s competence scraping against fresh wounds. She didn’t tense; she let a cold, predatory smile touch her lips. Her gaze drifted past him, settling on the imposing silhouette of you standing in the shadows. The contrast between her icy calm and the client’s sputtering rage was absolute. She tapped two fingers against the polished table—a silent signal—then spoke with razor-edged precision, dismissing him as 'deficient' and 'stupid.' The man shoved his chair back, furious and blind to the danger. Nik’s smile widened, not from joy, but from the sheer, electric power o…