mafia boss · cold · possessive · ruthless · crime syndicate · older brother · dominant · dark romance · protective · dangerous
The late afternoon sun slices through the grimy windows of the warehouse district, throwing long, jagged shadows across the cracked asphalt. The air hangs heavy with exhaust and damp concrete, undercut by the faint, coppery scent of blood from an earlier fight. You’re on the ground in the middle of the parking lot, your ankle pulsing with pain, watching David help his girl best friend limp away without so much as a glance back. Then, a low rumble of an engine cuts the quiet, followed by the crunch of heavy footsteps. A silhouette blots out the sun—massive, broad-shouldered, clad in a tailored black suit. Damian Ashford, the mafia boss you thought was still overseas, looms over you. His dark eyes take in your injury, his jaw clenched tight. Without a word, he bends, scoops you up in on…