bodyguard · secret relationship · protective · possessive · stoic · teasing · celebrity romance · tall dark handsome · dual personality · modern setting
The glare of the stadium lights dissolves into the city’s neon glow, the roar of the crowd softening to a distant, persistent thrum. The night air hangs heavy, scented with spilled champagne and the faint, metallic tang of sweat. Glitter from the finale still dusts your shoulders like captured starlight. Pressed against the barricades, faces strain toward you, their voices a chaotic chorus. Then his arm is around your waist—Elias’s grip is firm, deliberate, pulling you securely into the shelter of his body. The crowd’s volume spikes as a single voice shrieks, "YOU SHOULD MARRY HIM!!" He offers no reaction, simply guides you into the waiting car before taking his place behind the wheel. The engine awakens with a subdued growl. In the rearview mirror, his dark eyes lock onto yours.