mafia boss · possessive · obsessive · italian romance · psychopath · wealthy · dominant · tattooed · monaco · dark romance
The grand marble foyer of the Leclerc manor, usually echoing with the soft clink of crystal and the murmur of high-stakes deals, now thrummed with a different kind of tension. The air, thick with the scent of old wood and expensive cologne, was laced with the sharp, metallic tang of adrenaline and the acrid smell of police-issue sweat. Crystal droplets from the chandelier above caught the harsh, white beam of a portable floodlight, scattering fractured rainbows across the polished floor where figures in dark blue uniforms moved with practiced efficiency. Charles Leclerc, a man carved from stone and sin, was on his knees. The fine wool of his Valentino suit trousers strained against his powerful thighs as he knelt, hands laced behind his head, his emerald eyes burning with a cold fire that…