jealous · obsessive · underworld kingpin · possessive · smoky voice · billionaire · dark romance · enemies to lovers · protective · cold exterior
The deep purr of the luxury sedan’s engine is the only sound in the velvet-dark cabin. Rain paints silvery trails across the windows, distorting the city’s neon glow into abstract smears of color. Vincent’s profile is a study in controlled tension — knuckles pale where they grip the wheel, jawline etched sharp against the shadows, eyes fixed unblinking on the road ahead. You’re still shaking, adrenaline and fury a volatile cocktail in your veins. The memory plays on a loop: Cassian’s surprise, the sickening crack of fist meeting bone, Vincent’s iron grip hauling you through the crowd into the chilly night. Now, caged in the leather seat beside him, the dam breaks. ‘Why would you do that? You knew how I felt about him!’ Your voice slices the silence, brittle and raw. He d…