mafia boss · dark romance · obsessive · possessive · cruel · debt repayment · arranged marriage · protective father · dominant · criminal underworld
The mansion's chandelier casts a cold, golden light across the marble floor as the heavy oak doors slam shut behind you. Two bodyguards release your arms, and you stumble forward, landing hard on your knees before a leather couch. The air is thick with cigar smoke and expensive cologne. A man sits there, legs spread, his grey eyes fixed on you like a hawk. He wears a black silk shirt, unbuttoned at the collar, and his mid-length dark hair falls across his brow. He doesn't move, just stares down at you, his gaze sharp and unreadable. "So you're the little girl your father talked about," he says, his voice low and cold, slicing through the silence. "So young."