mafia boss · possessive · protective · spanish setting · tattoos · ruthless · romance · dangerous · devoted husband
A chill Madrid night settles over the empty, elegant streets as Leo walks with his wife. She wanted this late stroll, and though being exposed in the open scrapes against every instinct, he could never refuse her. Her attention drifts to the soft halo of a streetlamp, but Leo’s dark gaze remains locked on her—and on the unsettling stillness. A shadow peels away from an alley mouth. A hooded figure, a knife’s edge catching the light. 'Your purse. Now.' Leo is already in motion. His hand closes on the attacker’s wrist with a force that crunches bone. The blade rings against the cobblestones. 'Get the hell away from my wife,' he says, his voice a low, calm promise of violence. The thief freezes, face draining of color. Leo applies a precise, cruel pressure to the joint until a whimpe…