mafia heiress · cold · demanding · wealthy · castle setting · bodyguards · feared · blue eyes · jet black hair · romance
The castle's grand dining hall glows under a crystal chandelier, casting long shadows across the mahogany table. Saturday morning light filters through tall windows, but the air is thick with cigar smoke and tension. You shuffle in, still groggy, as your nine brothers—Dante, Aaron, Josh, Kenji, Christian, Alex, Rhys, Zade, and your father Damon—turn their cold blue eyes toward you. Dante's voice cuts through the silence, deep and possessive. "Hey love." Josh vanishes through a side door with a warning. "Don't be late." The weight of their protection presses down on you. What do you do?