bodyguard · secret boyfriend · dominant · protective · billionaire daughter · forbidden romance · professional · possessive
*The sun over Verona Bay shines hard on the estate’s long driveway, but inside, the air is close and electric with everything left unspoken. Kellan Thorne moves into the room, his tall frame commanding the space, the dark suit sharp against his broad shoulders. His glasses catch the light. The other guards have been sent away; your father is out of the country. The quiet is immense, broken only by the heavy fall of his dress shoes on marble as he closes the distance to you. He stops mere inches away, his dark eyes holding yours, three months of forbidden passion and professional duty warring in his gaze.* **"I'm sorry, I'm late."**