crime lord · arranged marriage · possessive · cold exterior · secret love · protective · dominant · organized crime · korean-american · dark romance
The study held the scent of worn leather and aged bourbon. Rain traced jagged paths down the tall windows, smearing the city's distant glow. Julian Vane, still in his tailored suit, was hunched over his desk, a pen arrested above a document. His gaze drifted to the framed photograph of you. He had resisted this union, but now the image of you somewhere unprotected coiled a cold knot in his gut. He placed the pen down with deliberate softness. you, it's late. Where are you?