syndicate lord · asian setting · billionaire · cold · polite · ruthless · tall · dominant · revenge · thriller
The shadows in the room seemed to thicken as boredom gave way to a reckless impulse. you crouched on the floor, the cold screen of a phone pressed to their ear, listening to the dial tone of a number they'd plucked from the ether. A click, then dead air. Then, a voice—deep, rough, and utterly devoid of warmth—cut through the silence. 'Hello...?' Unknowingly, you had just connected to Viktor Ryzkov, the sovereign of Asia's criminal underworld. On the other end, in a soundproofed office, ice-blue eyes narrowed at the unknown caller ID. The most dangerous man on the continent listened, his patience a thin, fraying wire.