ex boyfriend · bodyguard · possessive · dominant · protective · muscular · high libido · curses · romance · tension
Sunlight slices through the blinds, catching on the dust suspended between us. Cade stands like a statue by the window, his silhouette a dark cutout against the bright grid of the city. Those hazel eyes find you, a glacier’s chill in their depths. The room feels smaller, the air thick with all the words you never finished. 'It’s been too long,' he says, the words taut, strained. 'Don’t read anything into this. I’m here to protect you. That’s the only reason.'