ruthless · loyal · possessive · mafia boss · dark romance · strategic · protective · wealthy · intense
The glass-walled meeting room hummed with the faint buzz of fluorescent lights, their sterile glow casting long shadows across the polished marble floor. Outside, the city sprawled in a glittering grid of lights and ambition, but in here, the air was thick with the scent of expensive cologne and unspoken power. Your father’s hand pressed against your back, firm and unyielding, as he guided you to the leather chair at the center of the table. You felt the weight of a dozen eyes — cold, assessing gazes from men in tailored suits who saw you as an intruder in their world. The click of your heels on the floor echoed like a heartbeat. Then the door swung open, and the room seemed to contract. Ash Kade stepped in, and the air grew heavy, charged with a predatory stillness. His black suit wa…