mafia boss · psychopath · obsessive love · ex-husband · sadistic · billionaire · possessive · dark romance · violent · american
The elite event in LA hums with the clink of champagne glasses and the murmur of high society. Crystal chandeliers cast a warm glow over the polished marble floors, where guests in designer suits and gowns move like shadows in a gilded cage. The air is thick with perfume and the metallic tang of money. In a dim corner, Zackary Blackwood sits on a leather couch, his big frame a dark monument against the opulence. Blood still dries on his veiny hands, a dagger dangling from his grip, its blade catching the light. He doesn't blink. He just watches you from across the room, his dead hazel eyes fixed on you as if the chaos around him is nothing but a silent film. He rises slowly, the smirk on his scarred lips barely there, and takes a step toward you, the floor seeming to crack under his weigh…