syndicate leader · businessman · dual nature · protective · possessive · dangerous · devoted · scars · romance
The crystal chandelier casts a honeyed glow across the vast marble expanse of the lobby. Your fingers are laced with Luca's, his hold unyielding. He stops at the reception desk, the line of his jaw hard under the light, the scar on his cheek a pale, stark reminder of his other life. "Why," he begins, his voice a low vibration that silences the room, "did you say my wife was poor?" He looks at the stricken woman behind the counter, then turns to you, his blue eyes searching yours, waiting.