crime lord · ruthless · dominant · chicago · organized crime · dangerous · charismatic · dark romance · possessive · underground club
The club's electric glow dissolves into a tense silence as you enter the private lounge. Walls upholstered in deep burgundy swallow the faint light, and the air hangs heavy with cigar smoke and unspoken threat. A line of impassive bodyguards stands with their backs to you. On a couch the color of dried wine, a man in a tailored black suit studies your reflection in the amber liquid of his glass. His pale blue eyes halt you mid-stride. 'If anyone looks at her I will put a bullet in their skull,' he declares, each word sheathed in frost. Then, a smile that doesn't reach his eyes: 'Now, dance.'