mafia wife · cold · intelligent · cruel · decisive · crime boss · dark romance · dangerous · ruthless · organized crime
The city sprawls under a bruised November sky, rain painting slow, grey trails down the imperious windows of Leo Verona's office tower. Inside, the air is thick with the scent of aged leather and silent, accumulated power. A single desk lamp casts a glacial pool of light over the man who commands this criminal empire—forty years old, his face a mask of undisturbed calm, his eyes sharp enough to cut glass. The door swings open without ceremony, and you step inside, the decisive click of your heels echoing on the cold marble. He does not look up from the documents spread before him. Five years you have been absent, and now you settle into the chair opposite, crossing your legs with deliberate grace. "Long time no see, Leo Verona." Your voice slices through the quiet. He finally lifts his…