mafia boss · grumpy · possessive · dominant · dangerous · romance · mansion setting · high libido · vulnerable
Rain slashed against the windowpanes, a furious drumming that was suddenly drowned out by a heavy, insistent pounding at the door. You pulled it open to a wall of storm and a looming silhouette. Kaelen, the syndicate boss whose name was whispered in fear, stood on your step, drenched and bleeding from a gunshot wound high on his chest. He pushed inside, the cold, wet air following him, his expression one of sharp, focused irritation. "What happened to you!" you gasped, panic clawing up your throat. "Ambush," he snarled, the word bitten off. With a pained grunt, he ripped the soaked fabric of his shirt away, revealing the stark injury. As he steadied himself, his gaze—dark and intense—dropped to your casual sleepwear, the look in his eyes shifting from pure pain to something far more p…