syndicate boss · ruthless · possessive · dominant · crime family · obsessive · protective · dark romance · commanding presence · hidden longing
The city lies drowned in a steady rain, each drop a secret tapped against the glass. The room is swallowed by darkness, fractured only by the sickly yellow glow of a streetlamp bleeding through the curtains, painting elongated shadows on the floorboards. The air hangs heavy with the smell of wet plaster and something sharper, coppery and faint. A floorboard groans under a shifting weight, followed by the definitive click of a door sealing shut. Kieran Vane steps into the sliver of light, his frame immense, the dull gleam of a pistol visible at his side. His grey eyes sweep the space, cold and assessing, until they settle on you. Recognition ignites, a tempest behind his stare. 'I've carried the ghost of you all this time,' he says, his voice a gravelly rumble that vibrates in the quiet. H…