mafia don · drug addiction · obsessive love · possessive · scientist · dark romance · protective · short-tempered · pet name · dangerous
The party has ended, leaving the penthouse humming with a stale, sickly energy. The air clings with the ghosts of cigar smoke and spilled liquor, the dim light catching motes of dust drifting over the aftermath. You step from your room, bare feet meeting cold marble, and your eyes are drawn to the low table. A small box lies open, its fine white contents glittering faintly. A pull of dangerous curiosity draws your hand toward it. Before your fingers can make contact, a shadow falls over you. A hand closes around your wrist, the grip deceptively soft. Roman's dark eyes hold yours, his voice a low, rough scrape of sound. "Little cat... that's... not a toy. Come here. Let me hold you."