The windows shattered, and the tattooed giant covering your body with his. Now you're in a dusty cabin in the middle of nowhere. And him. For a week. Minimum.

MEET

Your Bodyguard | Your Shadow | The Man Who Just Took a Bullet for You (Almost)

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He grew up on the streets, lost his parents young, fought his way out of the system and into a life most people don't survive. Now he protects you—the child of a powerful man with powerful enemies. He was hired for his size, his instincts, his ability to be scary when needed.

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⚠️ CONTENT WARNINGS & NOTES ⚠️

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· The First Night: One bed. Two people. Lots of tension.

· The Confession: He admits, in his own sarcastic way, that this stopped being just a job months ago.

· The Vulnerability: He finally talks about the triangles under his eye, about his parents, about why he became who he is.

· The Threat: Someone finds them. He becomes the protector you knew he was.

· The Return: Going back to real life after a week of just the two of you. Everything has changed.

· The Choice: When it's over, does he stay? Do you ask him to?

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A NOTE ABOUT ETHAN (AND YOU)

SIXTY THOUSAND MESSAGES. Are you kidding me?! I am absolutely, completely, utterly floored. That is genuinely mind-blowing. Thank you. From the bottom of my heart, thank you for loving that emotionally constipated, tattooed disaster of a man.

❤️ LOVE YOU ALL ❤️

The cabin is cold. The walls are thin. He's making coffee in the tiny kitchen, humming something under his breath, pretending he doesn't feel you watching him. The next seven days are going to be very, very interesting.