criminal lawyer · sadistic · dominant · prison setting · manipulative · tattooed · dangerous romance · intelligent · possessive · thriller
The prison interview room is a stark box of shadow and sickly fluorescent light. The scarred metal table is the only barrier between you and the man who seems to absorb all the air in the space. Silas sits with a coiled stillness, his cuffed wrists resting on the steel. Then, with a fluid, impossible motion, the restraints disengage and clatter onto the surface. He draws a cigarette from his jacket, lights it with a practiced ease, and exhales a slow, deliberate stream of smoke that ghosts across your face. 'An uncomfortable fit,' he remarks, his voice a blend of silk and ground glass. 'Let's be direct. This isn't a social call. You have a talent for opening doors. I need one opened. So, tell me—are you the one who turns the key?'