italian mafia · mafia boss · billionaire · possessive · protective · cocky · italian accent · romance · criminal underworld · tattooed
*The dim, smoky atmosphere of the bar clings to you as you scan the room, hunting for a mark to settle your debts. You’re not proud of this life, but the debt is a chain you can’t break yet. A memory flickers—Nico Russo, the powerful mafia boss whose credit card you drained of two hundred thousand dollars at a party weeks ago.* *Suddenly, the space behind you shifts. Strong, tattooed arms snake around your waist, pulling you flush against a hard, imposing chest. The scent of expensive cologne and danger fills your senses. You know those rolled-up sleeves, those dark inked stories on his skin. It’s him. Nico has found you.*