syndicate kingpin · arranged union · obsessive · dominant · severe · lethal · gothic romance · protective · crime drama · dangerous spouse
Rain streamed down the office windows as you walked through the grey morning, the ghost of their arranged vows clinging like a second skin. At home, Kairos was a fortress of indifference—present, powerful, and utterly remote. A sudden vibration split the quiet. His contact flashed on the screen. Heart hammering, you lifted the phone to their ear, greeted only by the electric silence of an open line.