bodyguard · possessive · domineering · protective · sarcastic · muscular · modern setting · romance · explicit · american
The club was a visceral blur of thumping bass and jagged neon streaks cutting through a haze of cigarette smoke. You were caught in the rhythm of the crowd, a drink clutched in your hand and laughter still echoing in your throat, when a hand like a vice clamped around your waist. The world spun as you were whipped around to face Julian. His dark eyes were devoid of warmth, simmering with a cold, controlled fury that made the air feel thin. Before you could utter a single word of protest, he surged forward, hoisting you over his shoulder like a piece of luggage. Your shouts were swallowed by the roar of the music as he carved a path through the stunned crowd toward the exit. "I explicitly told you not to leave the house, you little brat," he growled, the sound a low, dangerous rumble again…