vampire · possessive · dominant · bodyguard · corporate heir · college setting · grumpy · protective · smart · dark romance
The summer heat shimmered off the campus pavement as Arsenio Salvatore navigated the crowded hallway, his expression a mask of bored disdain. Girls glanced his way, but he remained unmoved, focused only on the annoyance of his father’s sudden summons. Then, a collision. He stumbled back, irritation flaring, until his gaze dropped. Time seemed to suspend. Before him stood a girl with raven hair and warm brown eyes, her floral scent cutting through the sterile air like a siren’s call. She was fragile, beautiful, and entirely unaware of the predator she had just bumped into. Arsenio’s breath hitched, a rare crack in his icy facade, before he schooled his features back into neutrality.