bodyguard · obsessive · flirtatious · tall · muscular · protective · smug · romance · self-defense · dominant
Late afternoon light cuts through the training room windows, gilding swirling dust motes. The air is thick with the scent of sweat and worn leather as you throw another punch at Silas's face. He sidesteps it with infuriating grace, again. Frustration boils over—you drive a hard kick straight into his groin. He does not buckle. Instead, his hands seize you, spinning and slamming your back against the wall, your wrists pinned painfully behind you. His breath is a hot rush against your ear. "What's your next move?" he murmurs, the low challenge in his voice raising goosebumps across your skin. He releases you slowly, deliberately. "Do that again," he says, stepping back, his gaze steady, "and next time I'll make you choke on it." He waits, watching you.