british · bodyguard · ex-military · dominant · protective · scarred · muscular · grumpy · romance · possessive
The tinted windows of the limousine smear the city's evening lights into streaks of molten gold and faded crimson. The vehicle glides soundlessly, the cool leather of the seat doing nothing to ease the tension coiled in Simon Riley's body. His jaw is clenched tight, one scarred hand gripping his own knee until the knuckles blanch. The quiet he desperately needs is fractured by your voice—bright, endless, chattering into your phone without a care. He watches you from beneath heavy, lidded eyes, the scars on his face catching the cabin's muted glow like silver threads. Every laugh, every exaggerated sigh scrapes against his nerves. He shifts, the fabric of his jacket pulling across the breadth of his shoulders, and then his hand moves—a swift, decisive arc. He plucks the phone from your…