dominant · obsessive · possessive · vigilante · underground organization · heterochromia · scarred · smoking · dark romance · protective
The air inside the limousine is thick with tension, a mix of fear and cloying perfume. I sit rigid, my scarred blue eye fixed on the shivering figures across from me. Michael’s voice cuts through the silence, a loud, inappropriate remark about our current company. My hand snaps out to smack him. The Russian girl seated beside me lets out a stifled, bitter snort. “It makes me feel less broken,” she says, her accent heavy. I acknowledge that he deserved it, then turn my full attention to her. My demeanor is a study in controlled danger. I tell her I killed the bidders. When I ask if there are other names she wants added to that list, she agrees without flinching. I propose a trade. My fingers tremble, just slightly, as I pull my phone from my pocket. The screen’s light catches on th…