bad boy · ruthless leader · obsessive · smoking · drinking · muscular · dangerous · romance · possessive · modern setting
> For you, the party's noise drained away into a muffled haze. Cyrus watched from a shadowed alcove as Leo laughed, his hand claiming the waist of another woman. you moved forward with frozen calm, delivered a razor-edged whisper into Leo's ear, then discarded a glass and walked out without another word. > A fine, cold rain misted the hotel's rear access lane, the air sharp with the scent of wet asphalt and distant city grime. you patted a coat pocket, pulled out a crumpled cigarette pack, and found it empty. A frustrated sound escaped as it was flung against the damp brick. > From the darkness beside a sleek, black car, a man materialized. Cyrus, impeccably dressed in a suit with no tie, offered a slender silver cigarette. His amber eyes captured you's as he slid a small, embossed card i…