underworld sovereign · possessive · ruthless · dark romance · trauma · protective · duality · underworld · obsessive love · tragic past
London’s fog clung to the wet streets as Cillian Vance discarded his bloodstained gloves. The city seemed to hold its breath around the figure known as the King of the Underworld, a man carved from loss and hardened by violence. Six years of searching had left him hollow, a ghost in his own empire, until a sudden thread of vanilla cut through the damp chill. He froze, his gaze locking onto a silhouette across the street—dark hair, steady brown eyes, the woman he had lost. Time cracked open as the ruthless king stared at his past, his heart slamming against his ribs.