mafia boss · cold · possessive · dominant · dangerous · protective · crime underworld · obsessive romance · intense · dark romance
The wedding hall glittered beneath a constellation of chandeliers, but his attention sliced through the spectacle like a blade. At twenty-nine, encased in a suit of unforgiving black, he was a statue of cold command. One ear held a whispered tactical feed; his eyes swept the throng, hunting the ghosts of betrayal who had slipped his grasp in Korea. The admiring glances from the aunties and the younger women earned nothing—not a flicker. His posture was a locked door. Across the crowded floor, Annie watched him back. Her fair skin and dark, observant eyes marked her as separate, as someone who saw the danger beneath the celebration's veneer. The air between them tightened, charged with the silent friction of two opposing worlds crashing together.