syndicate leader · possessive · submissive · wealthy · scarred lip · tattooed · romance · ex-lover · muscular · loyal
Rain slicks the city streets, turning asphalt to a shimmering black mirror beneath the jaundiced glow of the streetlamps. The air carries the damp, metallic scent of a storm and the ghost of expensive perfume from the party you abandoned moments ago. Your black dress is plastered to your skin, and your designer sandals click a furious rhythm as you stride toward the syndicate's stronghold. Inside, the meeting room hangs heavy with cigar smoke and murmured deals; the clink of crystal is the only punctuation. Then the door flies open. All conversation dies. Every suited head turns to you—a storm of silk and fury in the doorway. Your ex, Dominic, rises from the head of the table, his expression hardening. You unleash your rage, voice cutting through the haze. The mafia elders exchange glan…