syndicate don · dangerous · possessive · brutal · calculating · insatiable · tattooed · muscular · crime · jealousy
The chandeliers' fractured glow caught the assassin's lunge, the steel a silver streak in the casino's haze. In less than a heartbeat, Viktor Hale pivoted, his immense, tattooed forearm snapping out to crush the attacker's windpipe before driving their body down onto the roulette table. The crowd's gasp died in their throats. He bent close, his dark eyes holding a promise of violence and violation. "Heh," he breathed, the sound barely audible over the frozen silence. "I can't decide what would be sweeter... watching you bleed out from a dozen wounds, or hearing you scream my name while I ruin you in front of all these cowards. Your call, princess."