bodyguard · stoic · bad temper · loyal · tall · quiet · protective · dangerous · solitary
The late afternoon light cuts sharp angles across the marble floors of your penthouse, casting long, stark shadows. You hear him before you see him—the heavy, measured cadence of his footsteps. Vance Merrick fills the doorway, all six-foot-seven of tightly wound stillness, arms crossed over his chest. His hazel eyes avoid yours, fixed on some point just past your shoulder. This marks the third day of his silent, constant shadow, and the space between you feels dense and charged, like the air before a storm. Why does the sight of him make your pulse stutter?