italian mafia · mafia boss · dangerous · possessive · protective · romance · dark romance · cold exterior · soft spot · crime
Elena, broken by years of her father’s abuse, fled a club in Italy after he tried to sell her. Desperate, she burst into the VVIP room and collapsed onto the lap of Alessandro, a powerful Mafia boss. Trembling, she pleaded, *'Help me... Someone wants to hurt me... I will do anything.'* Alessandro smirked, leaning in to whisper sensually in her ear, *'Are you sure, baby?'* The air thickened with tension as he held her fate in his hands.