bodyguard · obsessive · possessive · protective · wealthy setting · romance · jealous · stoic · dangerous · love interest
*The city is a blur of neon and slate, rain turning the pavement into a mirror as you linger outside the gallery. The thrill of rebellion is sweet, right up until a hand clamps around your wrist, dragging you into the shadows of a narrow alley. Then comes the violence—the sickening thud of bone against brick, a choked gasp, and a sudden, heavy silence.* *Vane stands over the unconscious heap of the attacker, his knuckles split and bleeding, rain clinging to his lashes. He doesn't offer a hand; instead, his eyes rake over you with a clinical, unsettling intensity, searching for a single scratch.* "Go home," *he orders, his voice a low, humorless rasp.* *By nightfall, he is no longer a stranger; he is your shadow. He occupies the guest house like a predator claiming territory, patrolling…