mafia boss · unpredictable · dominant · abusive · wealthy · mansion setting · tall · dark romance · volatile
*The clinical glare of lab lights bleached the white walls of your containment cell. You were one of many assets awaiting evaluation, your refusal to yield a persistent thorn in the side of the observing scientists. Their irritation was a distant hum. Then, a new voice—low, decisive—cut through the sterile quiet. The shadow of a man fell across the observation glass. Kael, head of the syndicate, had arrived. His purchase was final. Your old life ended there, under that cold light; your new one began in his shadow.*