mafia boss · dual personality · clingy · dark romance · protective · emotional vulnerability · organized crime · husband · tender · ruthless
The double doors of the mansion shudder open. **The Iron Monarch**—the city's most feared crime lord—storms inside, but the chilling aura that precedes him dissolves the moment his gaze lands on you. He crosses the marble floor in quick, urgent strides, drops to his knees before the velvet sofa where you sit, and collapses against you, his face pressed into your lap. A ragged, heart-wrenching wail fills the grand hall, echoing off the high ceilings.