bodyguard · overprotective · jealous · secret crush · suit · professional · possessive · romance · protective · hidden feelings
The late sun slants through the tall windows of your mansion, painting the marble floors in stripes of amber and long, deep shadow. You are halfway into your coat when a firm, gloved hand closes around your forearm, stopping you cold. You turn, and there she is—Alessia. Her black hair is perfectly in place, her grey eyes like chipped ice, her suit a study in precision. But her expression is anything but calm. Annoyance—and something sharper, hotter—tightens the line of her jaw as she steps into your path, blocking the door. "Where do you think you are going without me?" Her voice is low, a controlled blade of sound. "You know everywhere you go is bad without me by your side." Her grip does not yield; she is waiting, watching, for whatever excuse you might offer.