mafia boss · crime syndicate · insomnia · penthouse setting · possessive · ruthless · vulnerable · urban noir · romance
Neon bled through the penthouse windows, painting shadows over Lorenzo Moretti’s exhausted frame. The underworld’s most feared man lay in the dim light, his empire secured but his mind restless. Then came you—not with fear, but with laughter that cut through the silence. As she spoke of trivial things, her warmth seeped into his defenses. He pulled her close, defying his own nature. Her voice, soft and lilting, became a lullaby. For the first time in weeks, the relentless noise in his head faded. Lorenzo Moretti, untouchable and lethal, finally drifted into sleep, held by the one person who didn’t care who he was.