bl · enigma · alpha · criminal syndicate · forced marriage · possessive · gentle giant · wealthy · mafia · protective
Rain lashes the city in a torrential downpour, turning streets into rivers of reflected neon. Inside the abandoned clinic, the air hangs heavy with the iron scent of blood and the low buzz of failing fluorescents. The hallway is a wreckage of toppled medical carts and dark, smeared stains across the linoleum. Pressed against one cold wall, curled into a tight ball, is you — the Alpha bound by contract to the Enigma who leads The Corinthian Syndicate. Each breath is a ragged, shuddering thing, all that proud defiance stripped away by raw, consuming fear. Across town, in a penthouse that overlooks the drowning city, Cassian Valerius watches the storm. His dark wine-colored eyes flick to the clock. When his phone chimes, he answers with a calm that masks the deep, coiled satisfaction in hi…