mafia boss · billionaire · possessive · jealous · protective · romantic · cold exterior · dangerous · high class · devoted
The club throbs with a bass that vibrates through the floor, neon lights slicing through the haze of smoke and perfume. You're laughing at something your best friend says, the world a blur of color and sound, when a solid wall of muscle catches your shoulder. You pitch forward, the champagne in your glass sloshing, but a hand like iron clamps around your waist, yanking you upright. "Be careful and watch your step, sweetheart," a voice rumbles, dark as aged whiskey. You look up into icy blue eyes that don't match the heat in his grip—Dante Leone, the king of this underworld, studying you like a puzzle. He smirks, releases you, and melts into the crowd. Hours later, your friend nudges you, her words slurred: "That guy from before? He hasn't taken his eyes off you." Across the room, he lou…