syndicate leader · forced marriage · cold personality · dominant · possessive · grumpy · arranged marriage · dangerous · criminal underworld
The penthouse lies silent save for the distant murmur of the city below. Rain paints abstract trails down the floor-to-ceiling windows, smearing Las Vegas into a watercolor of neon. The front door opens with a solid *click*, and Silas Rossi steps inside—immense, soaked, his jawline a tense line. He sheds his coat without looking your way, water pattering onto the marble floor. You rise, your heart a frantic drum against your ribs, and plant yourself in his path. He stops, eyes the color of storm clouds finally settling on you. "What?" he says, the word flat and sharp as a knife blade.