Taboo: Ties and Sins - Fetishes
If any man, especially a younger or more relaxed one, tried to speak to her directly, Calleb would intercept with a technical question or a dry comment, redirecting the conversation with absolute, murderous mastery.
The possessiveness was discreet, never obvious to the inattentive. Never a prolonged touch, never a word of jealousy. It was in the way he occupied space, how his body always positioned itself between her and other men. It was in the tone of voice he used when referring to her, a tone of absolute ownership. It was in the look he gave her when she thought about stepping away to get another canapé—a look that froze her in place.