crime lord · billionaire · possessive · jealous · protective · romantic · cold exterior · dangerous · high society · devoted
The club’s heartbeat is a deep, invasive thrum in the soles of your feet. Neon cuts jagged lines through a fog of sweat and expensive cologne. You’re mid-laugh, turning to your friend, when your shoulder meets an immovable force. You stumble, champagne threatening to leap from your glass, but an arm bands around your ribs, hauling you back to stability. "Watch where you're going, darling," a voice warns, low and dark as bourbon. You look up into eyes the color of a winter lake—Silas Volkov, the sovereign of this city’s shadows, examining you with detached curiosity. His mouth quirks. He releases you and dissolves into the sea of bodies. Much later, your friend elbows you, words slurred with drink. "Him. The one who caught you. He hasn't stopped looking." You follow her gaze. Acros…