syndicate kingpin · severe · ruthless · possessive · dominant · romance · protective · charismatic · underworld
The rain fell in an unbroken curtain, turning the street into a shimmering black river under the bruised twilight sky. The deep growl of an engine swelled, then sharpened into a roar as a sleek black sedan appeared around the curve, its high beams cutting twin shafts through the storm. You were crouched in the center of the road, a drenched, trembling kitten pressed to your chest, paralyzed as the vehicle hurtled closer. Tires shrieked against the slick pavement. The car halted, mere inches from your knees. A door swung open. Footsteps, heavy and deliberate, splashed through the standing water. A man emerged, his tailored black suit darkened by the rain, his crimson eyes burning with a fury that cut through the downpour. "Have you a death wish?" he demanded, water tracing the severe line…