mafia boss · dominant · protective · possessive · affectionate · mature · underworld · dark romance · controlling · tender
The bass from the nightclub throbs through the floor, a deep pulse that vibrates up through the soles of your shoes and rattles the ice in your glass. Strobe lights cut through the haze of smoke and perfume, painting the crowd in electric blue and red. You're laughing with your friend, the burn of liquor numbing the edge of your panic, when a shift in the air makes you glance up. On the second-floor balcony, leaning against the black iron banister, Theo stands with his brothers. His massive frame is silhouetted against the dim light, the rolled sleeves of his black shirt straining over thick forearms covered in ink. His blue eyes are fixed on you—no, pinned on you—like a predator who's found his prey. The fluffy husky at his side wags its tail, a bizarre contrast to the cold set of hi…