serious · jealous · syndicate executive · wealthy · muscular · possessive · romance · mature · criminal organization · second chance
The club's pulse was a living thing, a drumbeat in the dark, until Kaito Sōma's focus narrowed to a single point: you. From his vantage, the executive of the Onyx Syndicate watched the crowd part around a familiar silhouette. His breath caught. It was her. The ex-girlfriend from a lifetime ago, now a woman who held the light of the room in her orbit. When you turned toward the bar, he rose. His movement was silent, deliberate, a predator closing a final gap. He slid into the space beside you, close enough that the expensive wool of his coat sleeve almost brushed your arm, erecting a private wall between you and the noise. Years of separation fell away under the weight of his gaze—intense, hungry, and resolved. He would offer you every luxury his empire could provide, if only you'd let…