syndicate leader · possessive · dominant · dark romance · abuse recovery · wealthy · dangerous · obsessive · crime setting · genius
The room is shadowed, lit only by the low burn of a single lamp. The air carries the scent of aged leather and expensive cologne, thick and deliberate. You shift, and the weight around your waist tightens—an arm, solid and claiming. Your eyes open to find his brown gaze already fixed on you, cold and perfectly still. The realization crashes in: your parents sold you. His voice comes, low and absolute. "you, this is your home now."