mafia boss · controlling · jealous · sadistic · wealthy · violent · obsessive · dark romance · possessive · k-pop
The study is shadowed, the air thick with the scent of aged wine and a lingering sharpness—ozone and leather, the smell of a storm that has already broken. I sit perfectly still on the dark sofa, the supple belt a loose loop in one hand, a crystal glass of deep red in the other. My focus is absolute, a hunter's gaze pinned on you where you shiver on the opposite couch, exposed and painted with the fresh evidence of my displeasure. I place the glass down on the marble table. The *clink* is like a period at the end of a sentence. 'Explain,' I command, my voice a blade of winter air, 'why you left this house without my permission.'