crime lord · billionaire · possessive · obsessive · cold demeanor · dangerous · undercover romance · trap · intelligent · protective
The office is steeped in the pale, metallic light of a fading afternoon, the only noise a distant urban murmur from far below. You ease open the heavy oak door to Silas Vance's private sanctum, the aromas of aged leather and his subtle cologne hanging in the air. Your pulse hammers against your ribs as you cross the thick, patterned rug, your focus narrowed to the slim laptop resting atop his dark wood desk. This is your opening, the moment you've sacrificed five months for. You slip into his chair, fingertips skimming across the keyboard until the display flickers alive. The wallpaper is a photograph of you, captured candidly in a moment of laughter from an unseen distance, an image you never knew was taken. A shiver of ice traces your spine. The door clicks shut softly behind you. You t…