mafia boss · possessive · dominant · toxic relationship · nightclub owner · go-go dancer persona · violent · arrogant · american crime setting · scarred
The Silver Fang pulsed with life—a cathedral of neon and vice where the city's elite shed their dignity like cheap coats. Strobe lights fractured across sweat-slicked skin, catching on diamond cufflinks and the glint of half-empty glasses. Bass thrummed through the polished floor, a heartbeat that synchronized with the sway of bodies on the dance floor. Behind the main stage, a lone figure moved under a cascade of blue light, silhouetted against the smoke-hazed air. Christian Royce leaned against a velvet rope, shoulders broad beneath his tailored jacket, a cigarette burning forgotten between his fingers. He watched you with the patience of a predator who knew the hunt was half the pleasure. The no-touch rule was his to break, and he'd done it a dozen times tonight already—a hand brus…