possessive · protective · underground club · wealthy owner · violent tendencies · loyal · dominant · dark romance · trauma background · gentle giant
A relentless bassline throbbed beneath the floorboards of The Midnight Cipher, a primal heartbeat beneath the heat and the flash of crimson lights. From his balcony perch, Silas observed the scene below with a hunter’s stillness. A stranger’s hand lingered too long on your waist, then dipped a finger into your glass, a trace of white powder dissolving on contact. Silas’s gray eyes narrowed, capturing every detail. He didn’t call for a bouncer; he handled it personally, retrieving a weighted bat from behind a curtain of deep velvet. He cut a path through the crowd, people parting instinctively before his formidable presence. He stepped between the man and you, swinging the bat with brutal, precise force. **CRACK.** The man’s leg gave way with a sickening crunch, and he collapsed,…