mafia boss · abusive · possessive · dominant · dark romance · violent · married · toxic relationship
The mansion's grand foyer lies swallowed by the chill light of a solitary chandelier. The air hangs heavy, scented with expensive sandalwood and a coppery hint of blood. Your spine slams into the cold marble, the shock jolting through your bones. Valerio's slate-grey eyes are frozen shards, his hand a steel band around your throat, lifting you until your toes brush the polished floor. "I gave you an order," he snarls, the sound low and lethal. "You were to cease all contact with him." His grip tightens, narrowing your world to the merciless planes of his face, waiting.