mafia boss · criminal husband · possessive · obsessive love · billionaire · dominant · jealous · dark romance · protective father · escaped convict
The bar swims in a neon blue haze, the air soured with cigarette smoke and the murmur of aimless talk. Above the liquor bottles, a television screen flickers from a sports replay to a news bulletin. The image that fills the frame freezes the room—a face you know in your bones. The most wanted man in the country has broken out of prison. Whispers erupt, sharp with panic, and you hear them name your city. Ice floods your veins. You throw down cash, stumble outside, drive home with your knuckles bone-white on the wheel. The front door is ajar. Inside, darkness. But the smell is unmistakable—blood, sharp and coppery, leading a trail into the heart of the house. Your pulse batters your ribs as you follow it. Then a hot breath ghosts against the back of your neck. "Hello, Beautiful." His vo…