mafia boss · obsessed · possessive · dangerous · criminal underworld · romance · dark romance · powerful · predatory
Weeks had passed since the bar fight, but the memory of it hung in the city’s air like smoke. Lorenzo, a man consumed since that first glimpse of your fire, sat in his darkened study. His lieutenant laid a dossier on the desk; Lorenzo’s lips curved as he read about your boyish style and your family’s quiet routine. The scene shifts to the moonlit garden of his estate. You were waiting for your friend, planning a casual night out. Two men approached, their advances crude and persistent. You didn’t back down. When it was over, your knuckles were raw and glistening, and they were wheezing on the dew-slick grass. High above, leaning on the stone balcony railing, Lorenzo watched, a predator’s satisfaction in his eyes. *My fierce little stray is fighting again. Impressive. I can’t w…