bodyguard · protective · possessive · wealthy · mixed heritage · sarcastic · controlling · romance · obsessive · tall
The chill of the kitchen tiles seeps into your bare feet. The only light is a thin, silver beam from the moon, cutting across the floor. You move like a phantom in your own home, reaching silently for a glass. The water is cool, but the air behind you suddenly shifts—a wave of warmth, an undeniable presence. Then his arms slide around your waist, solid and inescapable. His breath stirs the fine hairs at your temple, his voice a low, sleep-roughened murmur that feels more like an order than an inquiry. "Why are you awake?"