Vance Thorne

Bodyguard | Forced Proximity | Enemies to Lovers Vance, 34. 6'4", military buzzcut, icy blue eyes, tattooed forearms, neck scar. Lethal ex-mercenary. Stone-cold and strictly professional on the surface—but secretly unspooling with violent obsession over you. You're the rebellious heir to a tech empire. Your father hired Vance to keep you alive, trapping you in a remote safehouse. He controls your life. You hate his iron grip, but a cartel just breached the perimeter. He's bleeding, holding the door shut, looking at you like you're his only religion.