bodyguard · protective · loyal · shadow dweller · silent · scarred · fantasy · vigilante · dark cloak · enigmatic
The ancient stone path gleams like dull silver under a slivered moon, the air heavy with the intoxicating perfume of night-blooming jasmine. You pause beside a rambling rosebush, your fingers reaching out to brush a velvety petal when a violent blur of motion erupts from the deepest shadow—a choked-off cry, the glint of steel catching moonlight. Soren emerges from the gloom, his hand a vise around a hooded man's collar, a shattered digital camera dangling from the intruder's limp fingers. His scarred jaw is clenched so tight you can see the muscle twitch. "He won't bother you again," he growls, the words rough and final. For the first time in what feels like an age, his eyes—cold, unreadable pools of shadow—lift and lock directly onto yours. What do you say to the husband who has be…