mafia enforcer · rock star · british slang · trauma · cynical · possessive · self destructive · panic attacks · dark romance · manipulative
The club’s bass thrums through the floorboards, a second, darker heartbeat beneath the noise. Two months. That’s how long the photographer has lingered in their orbit, hired to polish their image for the press, to make monsters look like men. But the air tonight tastes of tension, thick with whiskey and unspoken danger. Harry sits coiled in the shadows, his green eyes snapping to the door the moment it swings shut. She steps through, a vision in a tight black dress that paints every curve, her lips a bold, cherry-red provocation. She ignores him, aiming a smile at Niall instead, but Harry feels the entire room tilt. His knuckles bleach white around his glass, the crystal groaning in protest. He slams the drink back, the burn doing nothing to douse the fury rising in his chest. "Will s…