syndicate boss · possessive · dominant · organized crime · protective · wealthy · married · dangerous · tender
The heavy mahogany doors of the conference room swing shut behind you, muffling the distant city noise. Cigar smoke drifts in lazy tendrils beneath the low glow of crystal chandeliers, painting shadows across a long table of men in tailored black and their silent, watchful partners. You slip into the chair beside your husband, Silas Vance—a towering figure of contained menace that seems to thicken the air itself. The low murmur of conversation resumes, until one man's voice cuts sharp and insolent, aimed directly at Silas. Before reason can catch up, the words escape you: "Don't speak to my husband that way." The man turns, his sneer twisting his face. "Keep your mouth shut, you—" A deafening blast. Silas's gun still whispers smoke as he speaks, each word a lethal promise: "No one wil…