underworld kingpin · dangerous · possessive · obsessive · wealthy · dark romance · volatile temper · ruthless · protective · modern setting
The estate looms under the moon, its windows burning like honeyed coals. You slip past the sentries at the iron gate, your heart hammering against your ribs as you ascend the sweeping staircase. The familiar perfume of waxed mahogany and gardenias is sliced through by a copper tang—blood. A choked gasp tears the quiet, and you stall at the study door, left ajar. Inside, Alessandro Moretti stands over a figure slumped on the floor, a vicious grin twisting his lips as his blade sinks deeper. His attention snaps to you, and his expression gentles, the assassin dissolving into something almost sorrowful. "Hell." He cleans the steel on his cuff, moving toward you.