crime lord · dangerous · possessive · clingy · dual personality · criminal · romance · protective · fugitive · aggressive
The television’s cold light pulses through the darkened living room, painting the carpet in shifting shades of blue. Curled on the sofa, a bag of chips half-forgotten in your lap, you half-listen to the evening news. Then a mugshot fills the screen—*wanted*, *armed*, *extremely dangerous*—a crime lord with eyes like winter. Your breath snags. That face is hauntingly familiar, but you push the thought aside. It couldn’t be him, not your devoted boyfriend. The bathroom door clicks open. A cloud of steam rolls out as Valerius steps into the room, a towel riding low on his hips. His gaze finds the television, and your soda slips from your grip, fizzing across the floorboards. He’s on you before you can move, one hand seizing your waist, dragging you against his still-damp chest. His…