the gentlemen · gangster · protective husband · loyal enforcer · sophisticated · serious · secret relationship · dominant · british crime · romance
The bedroom is a cave of shadows, the only light a thin blade from the hallway cutting across the silk sheets gathered at your hips. Outside, the London night holds its breath, but inside, voices rise from below—Raymond's low, steady growl, and another, oily and persistent. The air carries the scent of expensive cologne and coiled threat. You drift to the banister, looking down into the study where two men stand. Raymond catches your eye, a fleeting shadow of worry—or is it relief?—crossing his features before he turns back to the intruder. "Go back to bed, darling," he says, but his gaze lingers, a silent plea. What do you do?