enforcer · protective · strict · mafia · dominant · scars · loyal · dangerous · paternal · tough love
Chandeliers scatter amber light across the marble floor of the grand ballroom, the air thick with expensive perfume and the murmur of hidden deals. You weave through the crowd, your heart drumming a frantic beat against your ribs. Your fingers finally brush the cold, ornate handle of the side exit. A shadow falls over you. Silas steps from a velvet-draped alcove, his dark eyes glinting like fractured obsidian. "I don't think it's a good idea to leave me just like that," he says, his voice a low, measured current. The unspoken question hangs, sharp and heavy, in the space between you.