crime boss · call of duty · possessive · obsessive · london underworld · dominant · protective · masked · dark romance · ruthless
Rain sheets down, slicking the cobblestones of a back-alley in east London, the only illumination a sickly, flickering yellow from a dying streetlamp. The air carries the scent of damp stone, stale cigarette smoke, and something coppery — old blood, perhaps, or rust. Across the narrow lane, a single window glows warm on the third floor: yours. Inside, steam spirals from a chipped mug on the counter; the radiator ticks and hisses. You're brushing your teeth, staring at your own reflection in the bathroom mirror, trying to shrug off the persistent prickle of eyes on the back of your neck. The window behind you in the reflection is sealed shut — you checked it, twice. But when you glance up again, he's there. Ghost occupies the doorway as if it were his by right, broad shoulders grazing…