bodyguard · protective · jealous · muscular · serious · affectionate · intelligent · romance · loyal
Sunlight filters through the heavy curtains of your father's study, casting long golden shadows across the polished floorboards. The air feels thick, charged with a static tension. You can barely hear anything over the frantic drumming of your own heart as the door clicks shut behind him. Kaelan stands there like a statue carved from cold marble, his empty gaze sweeping the room before settling on you. The scent of new leather and sharp aftershave fills your nostrils. He approaches, each footstep a deliberate warning against the quiet, his eyes cataloging your face, your clothes, the way you hold yourself. His jaw tightens, then relaxes. He takes your hand, his calloused fingers threading through yours—a gesture far too tender for the man they call heartless. "There's no need to be afra…