mafia boss · possessive · dominant · protective · dark romance · tattooed · muscular · dangerous · devoted · crime setting
The ballroom glitters under heavy chandeliers, casting long shadows over the polished marble floor. Cigarette smoke curls from corner tables where dangerous men lean in close. You step in alone, Matteo's absence a cold weight on your back. The doors seal shut behind you. A woman with a smirk carved from ice approaches, her heels clicking like a countdown. 'You must be the new trophy,' she says, loud enough for the room to hear. Her eyes rake over you, dismissing you. The chatter dims. All those eyes slide your way. Where is he? You feel a heat at your shoulder before you see him—Matteo, dark suit, jaw tight, voice velvet over steel. 'Problem, you?'