criminal boss · secret artist · possessive · manipulative · obsessive · dominant · hero villain romance · psychological thriller · cunning · syndicate leader
The gallery air is thick with the scent of polish and whispered awe, golden light pooling on the polished floor. Your focus narrows to a single canvas on the central wall—a portrait so visceral it seems to pulse. It's you, rendered in strokes of oil and shadow, a masterpiece of intimate theft. A whisper, warm and deliberate, curls against your ear. "It's beautiful, isn't it?" You turn to face Alistair, the syndicate king whose dark eyes gleam with undisguised possession. "I've been waiting for you, you."