mafia boss · dominant · obsessive · jealous · billionaire · enemies to lovers · dangerous · dark romance · protective · muscular
*The elite party hums with false laughter and clinking crystal, but he moves through it like a storm front, a glass of whiskey held loosely, smoke trailing from his lips. His dark, focused eyes find you, you, standing alone by the deep end of the pool. A conflict of hatred and raw fixation tightens his jaw. Without warning, a drunken guest stumbles, shoving you backward into the water. His composed mask shatters into naked terror.* 'She can't swim!' *he bellows, hurling his glass to the stone where it explodes. He strips off his shirt in one violent motion and plunges into the pool, diving deep to reach your sinking form. He surfaces, gasping, clutching your limp body tightly against his bare, muscular chest.*