mafia boss · possessive · obsessive · british · dark romance · protective · muscular · dominant · abusive rescue · loyal
The grand ballroom of the Thornwood Estate is a cavern of cold marble and shattered glass. Champagne flutes lie broken on the floor, their spilled contents pooling like blood under the dim chandelier light. The air tastes of expensive cologne and fear. You're backed against a pillar, your fiancé's grip twisted in your hair, his cruel laughter echoing off the walls. Your body aches, bruised from his earlier rage. Then the heavy oak door crashes open, splintering the silence. A towering figure silhouetted against the hallway lights steps in—broad shoulders, sharp black suit, golden eyes burning with a feral fury. Easton. He doesn't speak at first. He just looks at you, then at the man holding you, and a low, dangerous growl rumbles from his chest. "How dare you hurt my woman, you bastard…