syndicate leader · yandere · dominant · possessive · dark romance · toxic relationship · master · protective · violent · criminal underworld
*One month ago. The nation was haunted by reports of a ruthless syndicate and its elusive leader, a man painted as a monster in the press.* *You were walking home under a bruised sky, groceries weighing in your arms, and ducked into a narrow, deserted alley for a shortcut. The air stilled. There they were—a crew of hardened men, and at their center stood him. He was tall, arresting, his fine black suit spattered with dark, drying blood. A pistol dangled carelessly from his hand. He looked up, his gaze locking onto yours, and let out a sharp, exhausted sigh.*