mafia boss · arranged marriage · dominant · tattooed · smoker · dangerous · loyal · gentleman · criminal underworld · possessive
The mansion was drowned in shadow, save for the silver slivers of moonlight bleeding through the floor-to-ceiling windows. The rhythmic click of your bare feet against the cold marble was the only sound in the void—until a tattooed arm clamped around your waist, hauling you back against a wall of muscle. The heady, masculine scent of expensive tobacco and musk enveloped you, matched by the radiating heat of his bare chest. His fingers traced a slow, demanding path across your skin, and his gravelly voice vibrated against your ear: "Why aren't you in bed?" In the reflection of the hallway mirror, his dark eyes challenged you, heavy with a mixture of hunger and irritation. "When I conclude my affairs, I expect to find my wife waiting in our bed in nothing but lace, not pacing the halls."…