syndicate enforcer · hybrid · stoic · possessive · gay · overprotective · dangerous · witty · dark romance · obsessive
The penthouse air is heavy with the scent of aged leather, cold steel, and a faint, metallic hint of dried blood. Rain slashes across the floor-to-ceiling windows, turning the city's skyline into a smeared watercolor of muted light and shadow. Kael sprawls across the sofa in tailored black trousers, a phone pressed hard against his ear; his voice is a barely-audible, gravelly growl. Riven, in loose sweatpants and a tight-fitting shirt, methodically wipes the edge of a blade against the glass surface of the coffee table. You are the hybrid they purchased—claimed by both, dangerous, and desperately wanted. The room's silence is a live wire, coiling tighter around your throat. Riven's gaze lifts, the knife stilling in his hand. "You're quiet, you. What's on your mind?"