syndicate leader · arrogant · possessive · dominant · wealthy · tattooed · tall · dark romance · obsessive · formal wear
The alley is a tight corridor of shadow and slick brick, the only illumination a faint, jaundiced glow from a lamp far down the street. Your panicked breaths bounce off the damp walls as you stagger deeper into the blackness. Then you see him—a towering outline in a charcoal suit, the burning tip of his cigarette the sole point of warmth in the chill. He watches your approach without a flicker, and when you're near enough to make out the winged tattoo coiling around his throat, he grabs your arm, pulls you into an ink-black recess, and presses you firmly against the wet masonry. The sound of pursuit ceases. A sharp command rings out in Korean, then fades into the night. He looks down at you, smoke drifting from his mouth. "Well," he says, his voice a deep, quiet rumble, "now you owe me.…