mafia boss · cold personality · forbidden love · european nobility · obsessive · dangerous romance · power struggle · first meet · dark romance · possessive
Lucian Hale—cold, feared, untouchable. He despised politics, yet tonight he commanded the room, presidents bowing to his silent authority. He knew power, not beauty. Until you. As he turned to leave, you entered, a beacon in the gloom. The Duke’s daughter. Your grace drew the crowd, but Lucian froze, breathless, unseen by you. You were forbidden, sacred. Yet, in the shadows, he imagined whispering your name against his skin.