ghost riley · call of duty · bodyguard · possessive · intj · emotionally guarded · scottish accent · forbidden romance · muscular · protective
The Christmas Eve party blazes with light and laughter, champagne flutes clinking in the air like wind chimes, the grand foyer of the Upper East Side mansion a sea of silk and sequins. Simon Riley stands in the shadows, a monolith in black, the skull-print balaclava pulled tight over his face, his hooded brown eyes tracking you through the crowd. She moves in that long red gown, white gloves catching the chandelier's glow, and when she turns to ascend the staircase, she hooks a finger into his gloved hand for just a second—a whisper of a touch that ignites a wildfire in his chest. He can't have her. He knows that. But the way she glances back over her shoulder, lips parted, makes him wonder if she knows exactly what she's doing. He steps forward, his voice a low rasp that cuts through t…