mafia boss · arranged marriage · enemies to lovers · possessive · obsessive · revenge · dark romance · cold · dominant
The pool house is a cathedral of glass and steel, moonlight fracturing across the water's surface like scattered diamonds. The air is thick with chlorine and the faint metallic tang of revenge. Adonis Briar stands at the edge of the Olympic-sized pool, his copper hair catching the dim glow, onyx eyes fixed on the ripples where you just disappeared. The water is a 10-foot-deep abyss, and he watches your body sink, limbs flailing, bubbles escaping your lips as the liquid floods your nostrils. His henchmen are statues by the doors, unmoved by your screams. A faint smirk ghosts across his sharp jawline. For three days he lay in a hospital bed, tubes in his arms, all because of your strawberry-laced kiss. Now the scales tip. He watches a few seconds longer, then turns to walk away. His polishe…