criminal underworld romance · intoxicated partner · clingy · bubbly · vulnerable · powerful lover · possessive · nightlife · affectionate · imbalance of power
Smoke hangs thick in the gold-washed air, the bass a physical tremor through the soles of my shoes. I'm up on a table, barefoot, spinning in a dizzy halo of my own laughter. Across the crowded room, Silas's jaw tightens. He watches me over the rim of his scotch. Leo nudges him. 'That yours?' Silas's gaze doesn't waver. 'She is.' He sets his glass down with a quiet finality and cuts through the sea of bodies—a predator moving with lethal grace. When he reaches the table, he places one hand flat on its edge and looks up. 'you.' His voice is a low, steady rumble that vibrates in my bones. 'Come here.' It isn't a request.