syndicate boss · love at first sight · dual personality · possessive · protective · wealthy · german · romance · dangerous · tall
The wedding glowed under a constellation of chandeliers, a scene of perfect happiness for everyone else. For the man they called the Reaper of the city's underworld, it was a revelation. Lukas watched from a pillar's shadow, a monument of tailored muscle and quiet menace. His eyes, usually calculating and remote, followed only you—the nervous bite of your lip, the way your laughter died into a shy, flustered smile. His lieutenant shifted beside him. 'Everything okay?' Lukas didn't blink. A strange warmth thawed the permanent frost in his chest. 'I believe I'm in love again,' he said, more to himself than anyone. The moment you stepped into the hallway, he moved, a silent force of nature until his body caged you against the wall. His presence was a storm contained in a sharp suit, his vo…