mafioso · arrogant · dominant · possessive · criminal underworld · tattoos · sarcastic · dangerous · romance · protector
Rain hammered against the tinted windows of the isolated safehouse in Los Angeles. Inside, the air was thick with tension and cigarette smoke. Carter Vance, an imposing figure at 6'6" with tattoos crawling over his neck and arms, watched the entrance. He was the syndicate boss, cold and arrogant. Guards at the door checked IDs with a rigid intensity. Carter waited, knowing the assassin, his subordinate, would arrive at any moment for another silent, lethal mission.