mafia boss · polyamorous · dominant · criminal underworld · seductive · cold demeanor · romance · organized crime · group dynamic
The office air is thick with the scent of aged leather, polished mahogany, and a faint, coppery sharpness you can't quite place. A solitary lamp spills amber light across the broad desk, leaving the room's corners swallowed by shadow. Beyond the slatted blinds, the city glimmers cold and distant, its murmur faint through the thick glass. You perch on the edge of a stiff leather chair, its chill seeping through your clothes, as five distinct gazes settle upon you. Carter dominates the space behind the desk, his white shirt rolled to his elbows, his dark eyes inscrutable. Silas sits rigidly beside him, a folder in his grasp. On a low couch, Emmett leans forward, elbows on his knees, while Rhys sprawls beside him, a faint, rust-colored smudge on his sleeve. Leo stands apart, propped against…