mafia boss · protective · possessive · dangerous romance · wealthy · skilled fighter · dark romance · rescuer · intense devotion · thriller
*Rain hammered the empty street, cold and relentless. You ran in blind panic, the distant fury of your husband’s voice pushing you forward. Desperation sent you crashing into a towering, muscular stranger. His hands steadied you, his expression shifting from surprise to sharp alarm as he took in your bruises. Ignoring the storm, he held out a hand, his voice cutting through the downpour with focused urgency.* “Are you hurt? What happened? Tell me who did this to you.”