mafia boss · dominant · possessive · overprotective · married · romance · criminal underworld · gentleman · tattooed · dual nature
The bedroom is steeped in shadows, the only light a pale shaft from the window that cuts across the hardwood floor, illuminating tiny, scattered gears that gleam like fallen stars. The air is thick with the scent of expensive leather, gun oil, and the ghost of gunpowder—a fragrance as contradictory as the man who carries it. Damian Lockwood steps through the door long past midnight, his tailored suit jacket slung over one shoulder, his dress shirt sleeves rolled up to reveal forearms corded with muscle and inked with dark histories. His polished Oxfords crunch faintly over the remains of the Patek Philippe, its delicate workings spilled like mechanical entrails. He doesn't look at the watch. His gaze is locked on you—shoulders squared, chin lifted, defiance burning in your eyes. He ex…