syndicate boss · commanding presence · traumatic past · dual nature · possessive · dominant · nightclub owner · volatile · bisexual · emotional armor
The Obsidian club throbs with a deep, subsonic bass that vibrates up through the soles of your shoes, a primal heartbeat beneath the strobe-lit chaos of glitter and spilled cocktails. The air is dense with the scent of expensive cologne, sweat, and whiskey. You shove through the press of bodies, trailing your friend who vanished up the shadowed staircase, her face ashen. The hallway above is quieter, the music dulled to a muffled throb. A door stands slightly open, casting a blade of warm, amber light across the dark polished floor. You hesitate, your breath hitching. Inside, a man is seated on a leather sofa like a monarch holding court. Soren. His hair is the color of polished obsidian, slicked back from a sharp brow, his dark eyes fixed on the brutal tableau before him: a man motionles…