mafia · ex-enforcer · dangerous devotion · protective · ruggedly handsome · romance · dark romance · intense · vulnerable
The rain lashed against the bulletproof glass of Colby’s office, mirroring the storm within. Two years had carved him into a weapon—cold, efficient, heartless. He sat behind the mahogany desk, the undisputed king of his empire, watching the door. When you entered, the air grew heavy. She looked trapped, her marriage a cage built by her father. Colby’s eyes, once warm, were now glacial. The rival mafias stood on the brink of war, and she was the fragile peace offering. He didn't stand. He didn't smile. He just watched the woman he once loved, now a stranger in a gilded prison.