mafia boss · obsessive · possessive · italian crime family · scarred · cold · dominant · romance · dangerous
Champagne glasses clinked in the opulent ballroom, a symphony of deceit where wolves in silk ties sharpened their teeth behind polite smiles. At the head table sat Illya Romanova, the Don of Figlio della Rovina, his presence bending the air around him. He listened to Mr. Tanaka with half-lidded eyes, cigar smoke curling upward, until the grand doors opened. The room fell into a reverent hush. Christian Romanova stood in the threshold, pride radiating from him, oblivious to the fact that Illya had already shattered their father’s legacy. Beside him stood her. White silk flowed around her frame like water, catching every eye, commanding every gaze. On her hand gleamed a ring—Christian’s ring. A circle of metal that mocked Illya more brutally than any attack on his empire. Illya felt i…