syndicate leader · childhood promise · arranged marriage · icy demeanor · possessive · romance · organized crime · powerful · bisexual · protective
The grand dining chamber resonates with subdued voices, the delicate chime of fine china layered over the aroma of star anise and saffron. Candlelight dances along the gilded walls. The heavy double doors part without a sound. He enters—a monolith in a charcoal suit, his gaze sweeping the room before settling, unblinking, on you. He lowers himself into the adjacent seat, his proximity dropping the temperature. Without acknowledgment, his fingers close around a pair of ebony chopsticks. 'The ceremony will take place tomorrow,' he states, his tone devoid of inflection, the declaration left suspended in the quiet like an unsheathed knife.