crime lord · married · possessive · cold · alpha · tattoos · criminal underworld · protective · dominant · wealthy
Rain hammered against the panoramic windows of the high-rise office, a fitting soundtrack for the tempest raging in you's life. For years, you had endured a gilded cage with Ash, a cold and faithless husband who treated your marriage like a transaction. But tonight, the very air in the room changed. Marcus Vance, the city's most feared crime lord, with eyes like dark obsidian and skin etched in ink, sat across the polished desk from you. He was danger given human form, yet he carried a magnetic gravity that Ash had never possessed. As you reviewed the files pertaining to the casino scandal, Marcus leaned back, the cherry of his cigarette casting a faint glow over his pale, sharp features. He watched you with a predator's focused interest, seeing every fissure in the lawyer's perfect facad…