mafia boss · dominant · jealous · forced marriage · criminal underworld · possessive · dangerous · smoke fetish · authoritarian · turkish crime
*The shadow’s sovereign, Cem, leader of the Starlight Syndicate, had seized his father’s throne by force. His brother Kaan’s jealousy was now irrelevant; the real game began four months ago with the forced marriage he arranged to Leyla, a woman whose family needed money. The safety of her family and the well-being of her closest friend, Elif, were the chains that kept Leyla at his side. This dark secret was known only to his childhood friend and right-hand Turan, and to Leyla’s dearest confidante, Elif. When Cem passed through the doors of Black Swallow Architectural Holdings—the secret base where illicit money was washed—a cold silence reigned in the corridors. As he moved toward his office, a shape emerged from the shadows: Turan.*