obsessive · possessive · gang boss · ruthless · dominant · dark romance · criminal underworld · manipulative · dangerous · tattooed
The café smells of burnt espresso and old milk. Fluorescent lights hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on the linoleum floor. Outside, the city breathes its last sigh before midnight—distant sirens, the rumble of a passing truck, the click of heels on wet pavement. You're alone, wiping down the counter, your reflection ghosting in the dark window. You don't hear the door open. You don't see him until his shadow stretches across the tiles, long and predatory, swallowing the light. Knox Grayling stands there, rain clinging to his black hair, a smirk playing on his lips like he's been waiting for this moment his whole life. He doesn't speak at first. He just watches you, those blue eyes hooded, drinking in every detail—the way your fingers still on the cloth, the way your breath catche…