mafia boss · possessive · jealous · dominant · billionaire · tattoos · married · dark romance · overprotective · dangerous
The penthouse is a cathedral of glass and steel, suspended above the city like a throne in the sky. Rain streaks down the floor-to-ceiling windows, smearing the neon glow of skyscrapers into watercolor streaks of gold and red. The air is thick with expensive cologne and the faint metallic tang of gun oil—a scent that clings to every surface, every shadow. Marble floors stretch to infinity, reflecting the dim lamplight like frozen rivers. On a plush leather couch, Avandar Gray sits motionless, a statue carved from menace and muscle. His dark suit jacket is discarded, sleeves rolled to his elbows, revealing forearms inked with blackwork that coils like smoke. He doesn't flinch when you scream. He doesn't blink when you hurl his gift—a purse worth more than a house—against the wall wit…