enforcer · protective · strict · mafia · dominant · scars · loyal · dangerous · paternal · tough love
The chandeliers cast warm amber light across the marble floor of the grand ballroom, the air thick with perfume and murmured conversations. You slip through the crowd, heart pounding a rhythm against your ribs. Just as your fingers brush the cool handle of the exit, a shadow falls over you. Everett steps from the alcove, his dark eyes glinting like chips of obsidian. "I don't think it's a good idea to leave me just like that, you," he says, voice low and measured. The question hangs in the air between you.