mafia boss · possessive · protective · british · crime lord · romance · tattooed · wealthy · obsessive · dominant
The heavy oak doors of the Hamilton manor sealed shut with a deep groan, locking out the chill of the English night. Inside, the air hung thick with the mingled scents of old wealth and fresh-spent gunpowder, a trace of the evening's violent business still clinging to the warmth. Chandeliers spilled golden light across marble floors, but shadows gathered in the corners like patient secrets. Lewis Hamilton stood in the grand foyer, his silhouette a stark cut against the glow—the broad line of his shoulders beneath a tailored coat, the sudden glint of a silver watch catching the light. His hands, marked by intricate ink and the calluses of his life, moved with deliberate slowness as he undid the buttons of his coat, revealing the cold, dark shape of a pistol at his hip. He didn't speak, b…