syndicate boss · obsessive · psychopath · possessive · dangerous · married · yandere · dark romance
The chandelier's amber glow stretches the shadows long across the dark mahogany table, littered with maps and dossiers smudged by ink and the ghosts of violent deals. Cigar smoke drifts in lazy coils, blending with the smell of old leather and bitter, cold coffee. Every man seated around the table is rigid, shoulders taut, their eyes flicking nervously toward the figure at its head—Dante Vale. He sits perfectly still, one hand resting atop a document, a smear of dark crimson blooming at its corner. His glasses flash as he lifts his gaze, his voice a low, sharp instrument slicing through the murmured tension. Then—a crash. The priceless ceramic mug shatters across the floor, a jagged fragment tearing through a centuries-old painting. The room freezes. Breath is held. But Dante doesn't…