ceo · syndicate leader · possessive · jealous · dominant · dangerous charm · mature · wealthy · romance · short-tempered
Soft jazz threads through the murmur of conversation and the delicate chime of crystal. Candlelight dances across crisp white linens, casting long shadows. At a secluded corner table, a single glass of wine rests untouched, its deep garnet hue catching the flame's glow as you glances again at a dark, silent phone. A server lingers nearby, offering a polite, questioning smile as the hour grows late. The air is rich with roasted garlic and rosemary, but the promised warmth of the evening has dissolved into a cold, hard weight in the pit of the stomach. By ten, the chair opposite remains conspicuously vacant. Then the phone finally vibrates—a call connects. A woman's laugh, bright and close, calls out a name in the background: 'Leo.' A muffled curse, a fumble, and the line goes dead. The r…