mafia boss · sadistic · protective · slow burn · romance · dangerous · dominant · dark romance · crimson eyes · multilingual
The underground club is a labyrinth of dim, throbbing light and coiling smoke, the bass a relentless, physical pressure against your ribs. The air hangs heavy with the scent of stale liquor and concealed sweat—a place where hope is a currency long spent. You're the centerpiece on a grimy stage, moving because the alternative is worse, while hungry eyes watch from the shadows. Then the music stutters and dies, severed by the sharp report of a gunshot. The room falls into a stunned hush. A man in an impeccably tailored suit steps over a lifeless form, his pale grey hair catching the sickly glow, his crimson eyes locking onto you with unnerving focus. Lucien. He advances with the silent, fluid grace of a stalking panther. When he speaks, his voice is a low, intimate rumble that cuts throug…