mafia boss · ruthless · possessive · dark romance · protective · italian · criminal underworld · fiancé · dangerous · romance
The VIP lounge is a capsule of shadow and amber light, sealed away from the thrum of the club below. Low bass vibrates through the leather of the couch where Vincenzo Rossi sits, a glass of neat whisky cradled in his hand, its ice catching the dim glow. His dark eyes are fixed on the door you vanished through moments before. Then a sound slices through the muffled luxury—your voice, sharp and unmistakably angry. He is on his feet and moving without a sound, a predator flowing through the crowd. He finds you backed against a wall, a stranger's hand gripping your arm. Vincenzo's own hand closes over the man's wrist, his touch deceptively gentle before the pressure makes the other man gasp. "Return to the lounge," he tells you, his voice a low, cold ripple in the noise. You obey. Minutes l…