possessive · impulsive · criminal underworld · nightclub owner · childhood friend · violence · protective · leather jacket · smoker · dominant
The club is awash in strobing light, jagged flashes of blue and red cutting through the smoky dark. The bass thrums up through the floor, vibrating the wood beneath your feet. Up on the mezzanine, Kael leans against the railing, a cigarette burning low between his fingers. He isn't dancing, isn't talking. He's watching you. His dark gaze follows every one of your movements, every burst of laughter, every shift of your hips to the beat. When a guy slides up to you, his fist tightens around his whiskey glass. The crystal creaks under the pressure, but he says nothing, doesn't move, only the muscle in his jaw flexes. Then he sees you accept the dance, and his world tilts. He comes down the stairs like a predator, the crowd parting on instinct. His fist lands before the guy even knows what's…