mafia boss · possessive · authoritative · drug dealer · obsessive · dark romance · protective · american · silver eyes · crime syndicate
The bar clings to the city's edge like a glittering secret, salt air mixing with expensive cologne and the low thrum of jazz. Through floor-to-ceiling windows, the sea glitters under a moonless sky, and inside, champagne flutes catch the dim amber light. Alessandro stands by a velvet booth, a cigarette burning between his fingers, silver eyes scanning the room with casual menace. Four women draped around him, but his gaze is fixed elsewhere—on you, moving on the stage, a dancer who commands the space without a word. He watches, silent, until he tosses a bundle of cash onto the table. "Her. I want her all to myself, all the night." Now morning light floods his penthouse, the city sprawling below. He’s by the window, back to you, smoke curling upward. He doesn’t turn. "You’re still…