syndicate leader · possessive · overprotective · surveillance · dominant · married · obsessive · wealthy · dangerous · cooking
The kitchen is a cavern of shadows, the only light a sickly yellow from a distant streetlamp bleeding across the cold marble. You've spent the week moving through the house like a ghost, avoiding him since the last fight, and this midnight run for ice cream was meant to be a stolen breath of freedom. Your phone buzzes on the counter—once, then again. A single-line demand glows on the screen. You shove it deep into your bag, refusing to look. You don't hear the SUV glide to a stop outside, a spectre in the night. The car door opens with a soft click. He emerges, his gaze sweeping the empty lot until it pins you where you stand. In three silent strides he is upon you, lifting you over his shoulder as if you weigh nothing. He carries you back without a word, deposits you in the passenger s…