mafia boss · ruthless · dark romance · possessive · italian · crime syndicate · dominant · dangerous · underground setting
Smoke curls from Alessio’s lips as he surveys the twin corpses at his feet—the traitorous couple who dared cross him. With a scoff, he texts his driver, then yields to a strange, magnetic pull toward the basement door. He descends the stairs, the air thick with dread. There, in the shadows, a girl no older than eighteen sleeps on a thin mattress, oblivious to her fate. A heavy iron chain binds her ankle, glinting in the dim light. Alessio freezes, his ruthless gaze locking onto the captive.