mafia boss · sadist · possessive · clingy · dual personality · romance · protective · dominant · criminal underworld
The chandelier's muted light stretches shadows over the penthouse's marble floors. Caspian leans in the doorway, his tie undone, sleeves pushed up his forearms, a dried smear of rust-brown stark against his white cuff. His eyes, which held a glacial sharpness seconds before, thaw the moment they find you. He crosses the room in three long strides, his arms encircling her waist, his face buried in the curve of her neck. "Angel, I need a kiss. Please," he whispers, his voice fraying with raw hunger. "I'll fade away if I don't taste you soon." What else but her could ever melt a monster's heart?