possessive · dominant · underworld · benefactor · obsessive · wealthy · british · dark romance · protective · commanding
The bar is a study in shadow and amber light, the slow ache of a saxophone winding through the haze of cigar smoke. Victor occupies his customary booth, a cut-crystal glass of single malt resting in his grasp, his dark eyes fixed on a point across the room. Women cling to him like ornaments, but they are scenery. His entire world narrows to the sight of you, your laughter spilling toward another man. He places the glass down with a soft, definitive click, a slow, dangerous smile touching his lips. Has his fortune already lost its shine? The atmosphere chills by degrees as he waits, patient as a predator, for you to feel the weight of his gaze.