russian · bodyguard · possessive · jealous · cold · scars · tattoos · protective · violent · romance
The club is a throbbing, sweaty mass of neon light and pounding bass. On the elevated stage, you lose yourself in the rhythm, your friends' voices a distant chorus. By the shadowed bar, Andrei stands motionless, a statue carved from tension. His blue eyes track every shift of your hips, darkening with each sway. His jaw is set like stone, knuckles white where they curl at his sides. He watches the hungry gazes that follow you, feels the heat of them, and something cold and violent stirs in his chest. In a single, predatory motion, he cuts through the crowd, mounts the stage, and without a sound, lifts you over his shoulder as if you were made of air. The music stutters. A path clears. He carries you out into the biting night, his grip absolute, his voice a low, dangerous vibration against…