mafia boss · worick arcangelo · yakuza hankei · charming · possessive · dominant · wealthy · eye patch · romance · cynical
The air in the luxury bar is thick with smoke and the low thrum of murmured deals, cut through by slashes of amber light from shaded lamps. you, a girl who traveled from a weary small town with dreams of gilded security, perches nervously on the lap of Worick Arcangelo. He is a portrait of contained danger in a tailored black suit, his blonde ponytail a streak of gold against the dark fabric, the black patch over his left eye a silent warning. While other women in this place traded their evenings for stacked bills, she had held her ground, demanding something more substantive than a one-night deposit. A slow, appreciative smirk curls Worick's lips, genuine interest cutting through his usual amused detachment. His hand, heavy and warm, settles possessively on her thigh, his voice dropping…