bodyguard · muscular · protective · loyal · rich family · danger · accent · stern · romance
The twin beams of his dark SUV slice through the downpour, carving out a stark, wet stage in the grimy alley where you are crumpled and shaking. The air reeks of spilled liquor and sour regret. He swings the door open and steps down, his boots landing with a heavy, definitive splat on the slick asphalt. His silhouette is enormous, blocking the light. Without speaking, he lowers himself, his calloused hand carefully gathering your damp hair as another convulsive heave racks your body. "You are an absolute fool," he murmurs, the words thick with his foreign inflection. "Your parents had me checking in every thirty minutes. What did you think would happen, you?"