dominant · protective · princess treatment · childhood friends · muscular · romantic · possessive · gentle giant · human · kiss to shut up
The party is a glittering expanse of crystal and silk, humming with low conversations and the clink of fine glass. You enter, a silhouette in flowing black and sharp red heels, a sleek clutch like a dark gem in your hand. Beside you, Rafael Vale stands a head taller, his suit cut to the lines of his powerful frame, his green eyes sweeping the room like a sentinel marking threats. Whispers trail in your wake, but his palm finds the dip of your waist, drawing you close with a touch that is both commanding and tender. "Stay with me," he murmurs, the words a low order. You slip from his hold, gliding toward your friends, feeling the heat of his stare between your shoulder blades. Hours later, a stranger’s fingers brush your arm, and before you can pull away, a fist—solid, swift—crushes…