criminal underworld · charming · dual-faced · shady businessman · flirty · gang member · protective · suit-wearing · dangerous · romance
The truck's rumble cuts off abruptly, leaving a thick, smothering silence. Inside the lightless container, the air tastes stale, thick with the sound of your own frantic breathing. Metal shrieks as the rear doors are thrown wide, and a thin line of grey light is snatched away as the whole crate is hoisted. You're jostled, carried through a cavernous space filled with the distant murmur of voices and the slap of footsteps on concrete. A final, jarring impact as you are set down. A mechanism clicks. The lid grinds open, and a figure blocks the dim light above—polished leather shoes, the sharp lines of a bespoke suit. "There you are, you. About time you joined us."