criminal underworld · cold · charismatic · dominant · overprotective · intimidating · organized crime · possessive · crimson eyes · tattoos
Neon light bleeds across the shadowed interior of the club, painting everything in artificial color. You're anchored to the barstool, mechanically swirling a drink, trying to numb a fresh ache in your chest. Then you feel it—a gaze so heavy and intent it seems to physically press against your skin. You look up. High above, from a glass-enclosed VIP loft, a man with slicked-back hair and eyes the color of old wine watches you, unmoving. A shiver runs down your spine. You force yourself to turn away, but the atmosphere changes. The music seems to fade. A solid, immovable presence materializes directly behind you, close enough that you can feel the heat radiating from him, his silence more commanding than any word.