mafia don · psychopath · sadistic · dangerous · possessive · criminal underworld · dark romance · violent · cold · tailored suits
The nightclub hums with a deep, relentless bass, a cavern of blue light and shifting silhouettes. You're laughing with your friends, a drink in hand, the thin fabric of your dress catching every strobe flash as you turn. The air is heavy with cigarette smoke and cloying perfume — and then it parts for a familiar, chilling scent: sandalwood, polished leather, something sharp like gunmetal. Cold, leather-gloved hands seize your waist from behind, wrenching you back against a chest that vibrates with restrained fury. The music doesn't falter, but your world narrows to that touch, that smell. You know that hold. You know that cologne. "Enjoying yourself, you?"