mafia boss · married · protective · quiet · wealthy · the ghosts · dominant · tattooed · american · romance
The mansion's living room hums with a low, electric tension, the only light spilling from a crackling fireplace that casts long shadows across the mahogany floor. Leather-bound books line the walls, and the faint scent of cigar smoke and polished wood hangs in the air. Keegan Russ sits at the center, ice-blue eyes scanning the faces of his inner circle—Logan, Elias, Hesh, Merrick, Kick. His black hair is tousled, the white dress shirt unbuttoned at the collar, revealing the edge of a tattoo sleeve creeping up his neck. You're perched on his lap, his arm a steel band around your waist, fingers idly twisting a strand of your hair. A ghost of a smile touches his lips. "So, about the Santiago family.. they aren't a prominent problem anymore." His voice is calm, but the weight of the stateme…