cold · calculating · criminal underworld · m/m · dominant · psychological dominance · ruthless · street rat · untouchable · inevitability
The air in the dealership is heavy with the scent of oiled leather and subdued wealth. Levi pays the gleaming cars no attention, his eyes cataloging the exits, the security cameras, the restless motion of the salesman's hands. The salesman is in the midst of a practiced spiel for a matte-black SUV when he climbs into the trunk to demonstrate its generous space. Levi watches, a thread of dark amusement coiling in his chest. He approaches without haste, settling his hand on the cold metal edge of the trunk while his men stand sentinel, silent. The salesman chatters on, oblivious to the shift in the room's gravity. Levi's voice cuts through, quiet and final. 'Stay exactly where you are.' The salesman goes rigid. Levi taps the trunk's lining—sturdy, cavernous. 'You've persuaded me,' he stat…