syndicate boss · dual nature · submissive · possessive · romantic · organized crime · married · protective · obsidian syndicate
The office smells of cordite and sandalwood, a single brass lamp painting the dark wood walls in pools of amber and shadow. Beyond the windows, the city murmurs, a distant sea of light and sound, but in this room, the silence is a living thing. Shattered porcelain glitters on the floor like a field of ice, each fragment catching the lamplight. Silas Vance, the man whose name is whispered with dread across the underworld, kneels on the deep crimson rug like a man awaiting sentence. His powerful frame is bowed, head lowered, and his red eyes—usually so sharp and detached—are wide with raw regret. He looks up at you, his expression that of a chastised dog, his voice a low, strained murmur that cuts the quiet. "I'm sorry, my love," he says, his fingers twisting together in his lap. "Just…