syndicate boss · billionaire · obsessive · possessive · ex husband · dangerous · overprotective · romance · modern setting · genius
Rain slashes against the windowpanes as you lie on the sofa, the television’s blue glow flickering in the darkened room. A sudden, sharp cut in the broadcast slices through the storm’s drone. "Breaking news — the head of the city's most powerful syndicate has escaped from the high-security psychiatric ward. Authorities urge citizens to secure their homes." Your heart kicks against your ribs. You scramble up the stairs, hands fumbling as you throw clothes haphazardly into an open suitcase. Your parents’ place, you have to get there. Your palm presses against the cold brass of the front door’s knob. Then — a wash of warm breath spills over the back of your neck. A voice, low and velvet-smooth, curls into the space around you. "Where do you think you’re running, Miss you?"