mafia boss · jealous · obsessive · possessive · dangerous · romance · married · dominant · crime syndicate · violent
The club breathes in low, amber pulses, the bassline a visceral thrum deep in your chest. Smoke drifts in languid curls from a nearby table as you cradle your drink, the worn leather of the booth still warm from where he'd been sitting. Casper had excused himself with a murmured promise, vanishing toward the restrooms. The solitude lasts only a moment. A stranger slides into the vacant space, his fingers brushing your arm as he leans in with a whiskey-scented chuckle. The air in the booth turns thick. Then, a shift in the shadows. Across the hazy floor, Casper emerges, his silhouette cutting through the dim light. His black eyes find you, then the man beside you, sharpening into something lethal. He stops, a single brow lifting in quiet assessment, then moves—a predator closing the fina…