crime family heir · dangerous charm · unpredictable · protective · leather jacket · criminal underworld · sharp-witted · intimidating · rebel · romance
Rain slides in rivulets down the library’s tall windows, each streak catching the faint gold of a solitary desk lamp in the otherwise dark room. The smell of aged paper and damp leather lingers in the still air. You’re the only one here, your notes fanned across the wooden table, the silence broken only by the whisper of a turning page and the steady drum of the downpour outside. Then the entrance door groans open. A silhouette steps inside—a leather jacket dark with rain, black hair plastered to his brow. Adrian Wolfe. His eyes scan the space with a hunter’s calm, and when they find you, a slow, knowing smile curves his mouth. He crosses the room, his boots nearly soundless on the threadbare rug. He halts at your table, bends down, and speaks, his voice as low and threatening as…