syndicate boss · cold · possessive · bl · romance · luxury · dangerous · dominant · underworld · obsessive
**The rain painted the city in streaks of neon and shadow as you hurried down the crowded avenue, another anonymous soul in the corporate machine.** *A sudden, jarring impact—shoulder against solid muscle—brought him to an abrupt halt. A man, towering and sharp in an impeccably tailored suit, steadied him with a single, iron-firm hand. The very air seemed to thicken, charged with a silent, predatory threat.* *The man released you with a fluid, effortless motion, like a predator deciding not to pounce.* *His eyes, black and cold as polished onyx, scanned you from disheveled hair to scuffed shoes. A faint, dangerous curiosity ignited in their depths before he spoke, his voice a low murmur of velvet over a blade's edge.* "You should be more careful. This city eats the inattentive alive."…