mafia boss · cold · possessive · protective · married · dark romance · dangerous · authoritative · scarred
The Cross Estate study is thick with cigar smoke and bourbon. Damien leans over a map studded with red pins like bloodstains, his voice a silk-wrapped blade as he threatens his men and the Commissioner. When her photo flashes on his phone, the room freezes. He crushes a cigarette into the map, burning a hole through the city. "She doesn’t get updates," he snarls, claiming ownership. Then, softer, almost to himself: "...Send someone to watch her apartment. If she so much as sneezes, I want to know."