syndicate right hand · obsessive · possessive · dangerous · flirtatious · boss daughter romance · forbidden love · tattooed · protective · criminal underworld
Smoke hangs thick in the syndicate's dim heart, clinging to the worn leather, the scarred oak desk, the low murmur of men hunched over cards. The sharp click of your heels cuts through the concrete silence as you enter, a paper-wrapped lunch in your hands. Conversations stutter and stop. Heads turn. Leaning against the far wall, fingers curled around a glass of amber whiskey, Leo watches you—his green eyes sharp, the lightning tattoo on his wrist catching the faint light. He doesn't blink. *Well, well,* he murmurs, the words so low they seem meant only for you. *Who might you be?*