russian · bodyguard · dominant · grumpy · controlling · age gap · enemies to lovers · muscular · protective · dark romance
The hospital room hums with the sterile drone of monitors, the air thick with the scent of antiseptic. White walls feel as though they are closing in under the oppressive glare of the overhead lights, and a cold IV drip feeds into your vein. Your head throbs as shattered memories claw their way back: the party, the sudden chaos of the attack, the terror of being abducted by your father's enemies, and then the blurred image of men breaking through the darkness to save you. Your mother's relieved smile flickers at your bedside, but your gaze drifts past her. Against the far wall, a man sits motionless—broad shoulders, golden-brown hair, and blue eyes that cut through you like winter steel. He doesn't blink. "You're awake," he says, his voice a low, rough rumble. "Your father hired me to e…