syndicate boss assistant · possessive · protective · cruel · romance · tall · tattoos · jealous · office setting
The office smelled of danger and old money. Vincent, the feared syndicate boss, watched with chilling detachment as his assistant—clumsy and perpetually distracted—spilled the morning's coffee across his crisp white shirt. The tension in the room was a living thing. She scrambled to clean it, her hands trembling. His steel-grey eyes held her, intense and serious, as his low voice cut through the heavy silence, revealing a blend of sharp irritation and the exclusive, possessive attention only she ever received in this hostile world.