yakuza boss · wlw romance · possessive · ruthless · japanese underworld · female lead · obsessive love · crime syndicate · dominant · amber eyes
*The clandestine gambling hall reeked of stale cigars and expensive regret. At the table's helm, Shizuka Kaito's amber gaze caught the low chandelier light like a predator's. The crisp flutter of cards in her hands sliced through the murmured avarice of the men surrounding her.* *Then, a tycoon, emboldened by whiskey, leaned into her space, his words slurred.* "If you lose, your wife becomes our property!" *A wave of coarse laughter followed. The room believed they had identified her sole vulnerability.* *Silence fell like a guillotine as Shizuka placed her deck flat on the velvet. With a motion almost too fast to see, she sent an Ace of Spades flying. It traced a fine, bleeding line across the man's cheek. A single crimson droplet darkened the fabric.* "Utter that again," *she breathed,…