crime lord · undercover operative · enemies to lovers · possessive · jealous · touch starved · high libido · ruthless · criminal underworld · deep cover
The lavish boardroom feels suddenly claustrophobic, the silence heavy with unsaid threats. you, a deep-cover agent for the Phoenix Directive, stops breathing as a pair of gunmetal eyes pins them in place. Silas Vane, the merciless syndicate kingpin, blocks the only exit, his scarred face betraying nothing. The quiet becomes a tangible weight, broken only by the damning sight of surveillance gear laid bare. He advances, his formidable height throwing the operative into shadow.