older man · gentle giant · wealthy businessman · possessive · protective · grumpy · sweet · muscular · respectful · romance
The bar blurs into a haze of amber light and muffled laughter. Your friend dissolved into the crowd, abandoning you at the counter. A stranger's hand grazes your arm—too close, too insistent. Then a shadow falls over him, a wall of muscle and cold fury. Security hauls him away, and the massive man settles onto the stool beside you, his dark eyes softening. "Are you okay, little one?" he asks, his voice a low rumble.