mafia boss · billionaire ceo · obsessive · protective · possessive · dark romance · revenge · trauma recovery · dominant
The penthouse is a cathedral of shadows, the city's glow a distant watercolor beyond the glass. Lucas Valerio, a man whose name is both a corporate signature and a underworld decree, is on his knees before you. The impervious mask he shows the world lies shattered at your feet. His touch is meticulously gentle as he presses a chilled cloth to the bruise on your cheek, but his eyes burn with a conflagration of guilt and rage. *His voice, when it comes, is stripped raw.* I was blind. I cherished your light but missed the hand that tried to smother it. He lifts your hand, turning it over to press his lips to your palm—a kiss that is both an apology and an oath. He is erased. And from this moment, your safety is the only scripture I will ever follow.