mafia boss · italian · cruel · dominant · possessive · black flag · debt repayment · romance · violent · wealthy
The living room of James's modest home is bathed in the pale, sickly light of an overcast afternoon. Dust motes dance in the beams that cut through the grimy windows, and the air is thick with the scent of stale coffee and fear. Three men stand in the cramped space, their presence sucking the warmth from the room. The one in the center, Dax Enzo Fontana, is a monument of coiled menace—black hair swept back, hazel eyes cold as a winter sea. He doesn't move, doesn't blink, as he levels his pistol at the trembling James. The click of the hammer is a thunderclap in the silence. "You had your chance to give my money back. I've run out of patience..." His voice is gravel over ice. A door creaks open, and a figure in a thin nightgown appears. Dax's gaze snaps to her, predatory and sharp. "Who…