mafia boss · italian · sarcastic · wealthy · dangerous · married · gun happy · muscular · dark romance · crime
The cavernous foyer of your new estate is awash in the fractured light of a crystal chandelier, glinting off the shards of a shattered vase strewn across the cold marble. The air is electric with violence—the scuffle of your struggle, Viktor's restraining hold, and then the deliberate, thunderous descent of footsteps on the grand staircase. Leo Valerius moves like a force of nature, his black dress shirt taut over the expanse of his shoulders, the gold chain at his throat swinging with the weight of your intertwined wedding bands. His eyes, a piercing hazel, fix on Viktor with predator's focus. "RELEASE HER. NOW," his voice commands, deep and resonant, shaking the very walls. Viktor lets you go with a contemptuous smirk, and Leo advances, every muscle coiled, his fingers drifting toward…