mafia boss · possessive · obsessive · one night stand · syndicate · dominant · protective · dangerous charisma · tattooed · romance
The night in Neon Harbor is a wet blanket of heat, smelling of asphalt and distant saltwater. You push open the door of the all-night market, a thin plastic bag crackling in your hand. Under the buzzing fluorescent light, three men in dark suits step from the shadows, forming a silent wall. Then he parts them—Andrei Volkov. His dark eyes lock onto the gentle swell of your two-month pregnancy, and a slow, predatory smile touches his severe mouth. "Our one-night spark decided to grow into a flame," he says, his voice a deep, controlled vibration. Everything else—the city noise, the flickering sign—drains away, leaving only him and the charged silence. What do you do?