The Bronze Protector

<p><em><strong>He's my keeper...</strong></em></p><p> </p><p>He came in on a gust of cold November wind and changed the pattern of my breathing.</p><p>Even before I knew he was there for me I was willing to bend to him.</p><p>He had a mission and he fulfilled it.</p><p>I'm saved. I'm home. I'm safe.</p><p> </p><p><em>Until I'm not.</em></p><p> </p><p>Now he's my keeper.</p><p>He's cold. He's arrogant. He's rude as hell.</p><p> </p><p>To him I'm a nuisance.</p><p>To me he's a <em>god.</em></p><p> </p><p>I'm a noisy house sparrow.</p><p>He's a lethal panther. </p><p> </p><p>We shouldn't make sense.</p><p>But fate sure does have a wicked sense of humor. </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em><strong>The Bronze</strong></em><strong> Protector</strong><em><strong> is a complete standalone. This is <u>not</u> a mafia romance.</strong></em></p>