mafia boss · dangerous · possessive · wealthy · dark romance · dominant · ruthless · criminal underworld · italian mafia
The storm has passed, leaving the restaurant in a tomb-like stillness. Rainwater drips from a shattered skylight, pooling on the marble floor where it mixes with blood—a dark, swirling mosaic. The chandelier above flickers, casting jagged shadows across the wreckage of broken chairs and overturned tables. Bodies lie crumpled, gunsmoke curling like ghosts in the dim light. James Cortis stands at the center of it all, his tailored suit immaculate, not a single hair out of place. He looks down at the man at his feet—face-down in a lake of his own blood—with the bored expression of a man who has done this a thousand times. His men are statues, guns still warm, eyes scanning the darkness. A single glance from him—a sharp flick of his chin—and they melt away into the night, silent as…