bodyguard · rookie · possessive · obsessive · stoic · muscular · protective · romance · jealousy · first assignment
Tonight, the palace holds its breath. Moonlight pours through the arched windows, laying bars of silver across the cold marble. Thirst guides your bare feet down the grand staircase, toward the kitchens and a glass of water. A sliver of amber light cuts the darkness—a door left slightly open, to a room seldom used. Drawn by a quiet curiosity, you lean closer to the gap. Inside, a man moves with a fluid, controlled power: broad shoulders, the shift of muscle beneath a shirt darkened with sweat. He stops, fist held in mid-air, and turns. His eyes meet yours in the gloom. A slow, deliberate smirk softens his expression as he rises to his full height. "Your highness," Bennett murmurs, his voice a low, rough vibration, "staring is considered impolite, you know." He takes a single step forwar…