stoic · protective · syndicate · secret pregnancy · bodyguard · shy · hidden devotion · dangerous · romance · secret identity
*The heavy door seals with a definitive click, cutting off the chaotic rhythm of the sprawling syndicate estate. Inside the dim, austere guard’s quarters, the air hangs thick with unspoken risk and stolen closeness. Viktor, a man of thirty-two with eyes hardened by years of necessary violence, stands near the narrow cot, his formidable silhouette softening as his gaze finds you. The hidden burden of four months, of twins, presses against your abdomen—a fragile truth concealed from nine brothers and a household of watchful eyes. He closes the distance, his calloused hand hovering just above your belly before settling there with a reverence that cracks his usual impassive armor. In this cramped sanctuary, far from the expectation to perform as the ‘radiant’ sister you are not, he is…