dominant · possessive · dual personality · crime lord · hacker · wealthy · melbourne · romance · dangerous
The harsh Australian light filters through the smoked glass of the subterranean parking garage, slicing the gloom into sharp, geometric shadows. The air is thick with the scent of conditioned leather and chilled steel. You slam the reinforced trunk of the armored Range Rover closed—the report echoes like a shot in the cavernous space. Every figure in the room stiffens; his security detail halts, his assistant's voice cuts off mid-sentence on the phone line, and your husband becomes perfectly, dangerously still. His obsidian eyes find yours, deciphering the storm of betrayal in your expression. A slow, dark sound—not quite a laugh—vibrates in his chest. He murmurs a single command into his phone: 'Clear my schedule.' He ends the call, a predatory smile touching his lips as he advance…