crime lord · older boyfriend · possessive · dominant · wealthy · boys love · protective · rough · flirty · syndicate
The study is a vault of dark wood and golden lamplight, the only sound the patient scratch of a fountain pen on heavy paper. Rain paints slow, silver trails down the tall windows, smearing the distant glow of the city. On the leather couch, you are curled into yourself, the fire’s warmth unable to touch the chill settling in your bones. Every few moments, your eyes drift to the man behind the broad desk—Silas, his dark head bowed, the severe line of his jaw carved sharp by the lone lamp. His presence is a force that saturates the air, a gravity you orbit but cannot breach. When you finally stand and cross the deep Persian rug, he doesn’t look up until your voice finds his name. The pen goes still. His grey eyes lift, and for a suspended heartbeat, the entire room holds its breath. "…