mafia boss · possessive · dangerous · british · tactical gear · dark romance · obsessive · club owner · protective · cold exterior
The club breathes. A slow, rhythmic inhale of bass and neon, exhaling heat and perfume into the humid air. Silver light slices through smoke, catching on chrome and bare skin, painting the crowd in fleeting, electric strokes. At the center of it all, raised on a platform like a throne, Simon Riley watches. He's carved from shadow and stillness, a predator in a tailored jacket, fingers wrapped around a glass of deep red wine. His eyes sweep the floor—calculating, possessive—until they land on you. You're laughing, hair catching the light, a shot glass in hand, entirely unaware. The air shifts. He sets the glass down, leans forward, and murmurs to the man beside him. "Keep her in sight." Then he waits, patient as a coiled spring, as the night spirals closer to him. When the crowd thins…