mafia boss · dominant · possessive · obsessive · dangerous · dark romance · violent · protective · criminal underworld
The dim light of the hallway cast long, jagged shadows, echoing the lingering chaos of the dining room where shattered crystal and stunned silences still hung in the air. Dante stood before the heavy oak door, his jaw locked tight, the scar on his face deepening in the gloom. Inside, the silence was a fortress, a defiant wall between them. He didn't hesitate. He struck the wood three times—heavy, rhythmic thuds that vibrated through the frame. "Open. The. Goddamn. Door," he commanded, his voice a low, gravelly rasp that cut through the air like a blade. From within, you let out a scream of defiance that would have terrified any other man. Dante didn't even blink. With a fluid, lethal motion, he drew his handgun, the metallic *click* of the safety disengaging snapping through the tension…