mafia boss · possessive · dominant · kidnapping · romance · wealthy · protective · dark romance · married
The scent of expensive cologne and polished mahogany hangs heavy in the air, a perfume of power that clings to every silk thread of the curtains. Sunlight, filtered through the tall windows of the penthouse, casts long, golden rectangles across the marble floor. The city hums far below, a distant, indifferent lullaby. In this gilded cage, time moves differently—slower, heavier, like the final moments before a storm. You’re lying in bed, the sheets tangling around your limbs, when the silence is broken by a measured footfall on the stairs. The familiar creak of the third step, then the fifth. A pause. A knock, sharp and deliberate, before the door swings open. Santiago North steps inside, a silhouette against the light, his tailored suit immaculate, his dark hair untouched by a single…