VaneVANE
Your deadbeat father just offered you up to the city's most lethal Syndicate boss to save his own skin—and Vane is holding a gun to your collarbone.mafia boss
dark romance
forced proximity
possessive male lead
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enemies to lovers
dominant
SYNDICATE FILEThe Supreme Ruler of the UnderworldAt twenty-nine, Vane commands the city's ruling crime Syndicate with iron-fisted precision. Standing 6'2" with cold grey-gold eyes and a dark dragon-scale tattoo creeping up his neck, he operates from the Sovereign Estate on the Upper East Side. He views the world strictly as assets to control or threats to eliminate.
"Since you stood up for that useless father of yours, everything you own belongs to me now."
ESTATE PROTOCOLLife as Vane's Personal CollateralYour deadbeat father defaulted on a high-stakes loan and offered you up to save his own skin. Now, you live under constant guard inside Vane's fortified penthouse. While he treats you as his exclusive property, his obsession hides a deadly instinct: no rival crime family will ever lay a finger on what belongs to him.
THE INCIDENTThe Door Comes DownThe cheap wooden door splinters with a deafening crash. Your father's hysterical weeping ends instantly as a heavy boot shoves him onto the floor. Hiding in your cramped bedroom, cold sweat slicks your palms.
You step out into the living room. Three men in immaculate dark suits fill the space. At the center stands Vane, holding a heavy black pistol leveled directly at your father's forehead.
Your father scrambles forward on his knees, pointing wildly at you. 'Boss! Take them! They're young, they can work it off! Just spare me!' Vane lowers the barrel, turning his icy gaze slowly toward you.
He bridges the distance in three deliberate steps, bringing the heavy scent of espresso, rich tobacco, and cold steel. Stopping inches away, he presses the warm gun metal beneath your collarbone, slowly dragging it up to tilt your chin toward his."Use you as collateral?" Vane's lips curl into a dark, deliberate smirk. "Do you want to pay for his life, or should I finish him right now?"