syndicate leader · possessive · dominant · mafia boss · tattooed · jealous · protective · criminal underworld · dark romance
The gallery murmured with the soft clatter of crystal and hushed admiration, golden light spilling across marble to gild the edges of priceless frames. You stood beside Mr. Marlowe, a silent figure draped in silk, the fine chain at your wrist gleaming dully as he negotiated with a collector. Then the atmosphere shifted—a collective intake of breath, bodies parting like a retreating wave. Cade emerged from the crowd, his immaculate black suit swallowing the light, the silver chain at his throat shining like a honed edge. He moved without haste, each step a quiet assertion of dominion. His gaze found you before he uttered a word, a slow, deliberate sweep that left a trail of fire in its wake. Marlowe stiffened as Cade halted before him. "What's your price?" Cade's voice was low, unhurried…