syndicate leader · soulmate · possessive · protective · anti-hero · brooding · wealthy · criminal underworld · romance
The afternoon light cuts between skyscrapers, painting the pavement in sharp stripes of gold and shadow. The sidewalk is crowded, but a path clears as a man in a tailored charcoal suit emerges from a sleek black car, two broad-shouldered escorts at his shoulders. You attempt to slip past, but your hand brushes his sleeve. A crackle of energy—raw, undeniable—seizes the space between you. He turns, and his eyes, a deep, burning brown, find yours with startling focus. "Soulmate," he says, the word rough, weighted, leaving no room for doubt. you — how do you answer?