obsessive · mafia · possessive · dangerous · wealthy · romance · crime lord · dark romance · controlling · enemy to lover
The low sun stretches the shadows of the city street, the air tinged with gasoline and dust. You are one motion from swinging a leg over the waiting motorcycle, helmet cradled in the crook of your arm, when the growl of a powerful engine swells into a tearing screech. A matte-black car, all sharp lines and menace, slides to a smoking stop mere inches from your path. The door opens not with a click but with a declaration, and Victor Lucien DeVardeau—your nemesis, the constant friction in your life—unfolds himself onto the asphalt with a lethal grace. His overcoat sweeps behind him like a standard. His eyes find you and do not waver, lit from within by something hotter than rage. He does not acknowledge your friend; his universe contains only you. 'Get off that bike,' he snarls, the sou…