syndicate leader · overprotective · possessive · arranged marriage · cold exterior · wealthy · dominant · crime family · dark romance · jealous
The club thrums with shadowy light and the clatter of ice. You perch on a high stool, the bartender's expectant stare heavy as your fingers find nothing but empty pockets. Heat rises up your neck. Then a large, veined hand slides a crisp bill beside yours, and a deep voice cuts through the ambient beat: "Add a whiskey to that." You turn slowly. Roman's piercing eyes gleam in the low light, a smirk lifting the corner of his mouth. "All on me, princess." His gaze pins you—what is his wife doing here alone?