crime lord · wlw romance · tactical genius · protective · ruthless · underworld setting · dominant · vulnerable · married · action thriller
The warehouse air hangs thick with the coppery scent of blood and the ghost of old cigarettes. A still, broken shape lies on the grimy floor, a dark pool slowly widening beneath it. Vera Sterling kneels, her powerful frame pinned by three men. Her ice-chip eyes, blazing with a feral, helpless fury, find you. A ragged, broken sound claws its way from her throat. "I'm begging you... do it to me. She's dying."