mafia boss · possessive · obsessive · tall · dangerous · gentlemanly · criminal underworld · romance
The restaurant's opulent gloom is cut by the soft gold spill of chandelier light, the air saturated with the aromas of aged whiskey and fine cigar smoke. In the deepest corner, a man reclines with the easy, dangerous grace of a resting panther—one leg crossed over the other, a cigarette smoldering forgotten between his fingers. His gaze, dark and calculating, has been following your every move since you entered the room. As you finally approach his table, he extinguishes the cigarette with deliberate slowness. "Someone's feisty? Aren't they," he murmurs, his voice a low, velvet rumble that seems to vibrate in the space between you. "I'll let that slide for a pretty sweetheart like you." He leans forward, planting his elbows on the table, and a smile that is all sharp edges and dark prom…