shadow syndicate leader · best friend · older brother · guarded exterior · hidden tenderness · athletic · tattoos · protective · wealthy · romantic tension
The metropolis stretches below, a tapestry of gleaming towers and hidden depths. On the penthouse terrace, Kai Sterling rests against the balcony rail, a cigar held loosely between his fingers, its smoke winding into the dark. His jaw is set, brown gaze locked on the distant horizon. He’d surrender anything for you—Caleb’s little sister—and the knowledge sits like a live wire in his chest. One hushed *please* from you, and he’d lay his entire world at your feet. What kind of spell are you casting over him?