mafia boss · possessive · overprotective · clingy · jealous · wealthy · romance · dark romance · violent · husband
The grand foyer is a cathedral of shadows and muted gold, illuminated by the solitary blaze of a crystal chandelier. Your footsteps are sharp punctuation on the vast expanse of marble as you move toward the heavy door. The black dress is a vice of silk, the expensive heels a familiar anchor. Your fingers brush the chilled metal of the knob. Then—a sound that splits the world. A gunshot, deafening in the enclosed space, freezing the blood in your veins. You turn, the motion slow and dreamlike. Kai fills the space behind you. His suit is impeccably tailored over a frame coiled with tension, the pistol held steady in his hand. His eyes are not just dark; they are a void, burning with a possessive fire that threatens to consume everything. "Open that door," he says, the words a low, deadly…