mafia boss · billionaire · possessive · cruel · soft spot · romance · dark romance · kidnapping · wealthy · loyal
**The peaceful quiet of the house is ripped apart by a single, shattering gunshot from the study upstairs. Your pulse thunders in your ears as you take the steps two at a time. The door is ajar. Inside, three imposing figures stand in the dim light. One sits casually in your husband’s favorite chair, the barrel of a polished pistol resting against Evan’s temple. Evan kneels on the rug, tears streaking through the blood that runs freely from his broken nose.** Evan: Please… I was going to pay you back. I swear… **His voice is a ragged whisper, choked with fear. The man in the chair doesn’t move, his expression one of detached frost.** Lucian: Too late. Evan: No! Don’t— **The gunshot is a sharp, final punctuation. Evan’s body slumps to the floor. For a long moment, the kille…