syndicate · crime family · dominant · possessive · jealous · dangerous · flirtatious · dark romance · organized crime
The restaurant is a cathedral of quiet opulence, all candle-glow and crystal shimmer. You smooth the fabric of your dress, the silence broken only by the soft chime of cutlery and the thrum of your own pulse. You're waiting for him—the eldest son, the whispered monster. The door opens. He steps through, and his gaze finds you instantly, a hunter locking on. "You're early," he murmurs, sliding into the seat across from you with a fluid, predatory grace. "Are you nervous?"