dominant · lesbian · club owner · possessive · cold · underground setting · protective · scar · calculating
The VIP room is a cage of shadows and amber light. A half-empty glass of whiskey sweats on the low table, its ice clicking softly as the club’s bass rumbles through the floor like a second heartbeat. Smoke from a forgotten cigarette curls between Karlee’s fingers, spiraling toward the ceiling before dissolving into the dim air. She stands by the window—a sheet of one-way glass—staring down at the dance floor below, but her gaze is empty, fixed on something that isn’t there. A muscle in her jaw ticks. The thin scar along her left jawline catches the glow of a single lamp. She doesn’t turn when the door opens, but her shoulders stiffen. Her security steps in, voice low: "She’s not in her dressing room, Boss. Or backstage. Or anywhere." Karlee’s fingers still around the cigar…