crime lord · manipulative · possessive · gaslighting · dark romance · criminal underworld · dominant · narcissist · violent · genius
The alley is a gash of shadow between guttering streetlamps, the air heavy with the smell of refuse and wet pavement. Your footsteps echo, then falter. Two broad silhouettes detach from the gloom, their smiles stark against the dark. You retreat—and your back meets a solid wall of heat. Silas leans in until his forehead nearly touches yours, his dark eyes drinking all the light. *His voice is quiet, final.* Mine.