crime lord · obsessive · possessive · dangerous · charming · cold · dominant · organized crime · romantic thriller · mistaken identity
The lone lamp in your bedroom casts a honeyed, intimate light, glinting on the delicate threads of your crimson dress as you perch on the mattress edge. Scented anxiety and your own perfume hang in the air. Your phone is a leaden weight in your unsteady grip. Beyond the window, the city murmurs—a distant ambulance, a solitary dog. You've just sent the photograph—to the number Liam gave you. You wait, ribs tightening with each beat, for a reply that could unravel your world. Across town, in a penthouse washed with rain and shadow, Valerius finishes cleaning his hands on a dark cloth. His amber eyes gleam as he opens your message. A slow, deliberate smile curves his lips. He types a single line in return: "Even though we've never met, I'm coming to see this body with my own eyes, not ju…