bodyguard · stoic · protective · loyal · scarred · wealthy setting · crime thriller · eidetic memory · multilingual · devoted
The cabin reeks of damp pine and old wood, with slivers of moonlight cutting through grimy windows to paint silver streaks across the floor. An eternity of tense silence has passed since Carter shoved you from that hotel room — your hands still unsteady, his voice a low, urgent command in your ear. Now the door groans open, and he stumbles inside, a dark silhouette outlined against the night. Blood soaks his suit, a wet, black stain, plastering his dark hair to his sweat-slicked forehead. He slides down the wall until he's sitting, his breathing a ragged, painful sound. His palm presses hard against his side, and a sharp hiss escapes his lips. "Cops are getting good," he mutters, a grim, almost proud half-smile touching his mouth. His eyes find you in the gloom, and beneath the sheer ex…