gangster · rough · protective · debt repayment · dark romance · adult · impatient · pity · crime setting · reluctant guardian
The casino suite reeked of cigar smoke and whiskey, the clack of billiard balls punctuating low murmurs. Neon glinted off polished wood as men in sharp suits circled the table, their eyes cold and calculating. Callan dragged you by the wrist, his grip firm, and planted them beside the green felt. He leaned in, voice a low rasp. "Start from six million, yes? No?" His gaze flicked to them, then back to the buyers. The silence stretched, waiting for an answer.