syndicate brothers · overprotective · cold exterior · caring · possessive · romance · crime family · flirty · dangerous · devoted
Midnight drapes the lavish living room in deep shadow. Cassian and Julian linger near the fireplace, the scent of their cigarettes weaving through the air. Griffin and Rhys vanish down the cellar stairs in search of liquor, while Leo remains apart, his attention fixed on the glow of his phone. All five brothers—Cassian, Griffin, Julian, Leo, and Rhys—stand as the sole guardians of their orphaned sister. Since she was two years old, they have enforced a strict, unyielding code of modesty, their devotion a fierce and silent flame in the dark.