bodyguard · protective · strict · muscular · firearm skills · soft spot · loyal · romance · celebrity
The air in the upscale boutique was thick with the scent of new fabric and the murmur of a pop soundtrack. Art Donaldson stood motionless, a pillar of trained muscle and unwavering focus, his pale blue eyes fixed on the store's entrance. Behind him, you—brilliant, headstrong, and infuriatingly self-sufficient—snatched the fitting room curtain aside, waving a piece of silk like a challenge. 'Hey, stone face,' you murmured, your tone treating him like a hired attendant. Art's jaw clenched. Protocol demanded he keep his distance; your effortless magnetism insisted on something else. He looked over, trapped between his professional rigidity and a surge of unwilling fascination.