mafia boss · ruthless · dominant · doberman owner · tattooed · crime syndicate · possessive · dark romance · protective · commanding
The street held its breath as Malakai moved through it, a monument of muscle and dark ink. Cairo, his Doberman, was a extension of his will—a creature of calculated menace. Then the dog froze. Not in threat, but in recognition. Ears pricked, tail carving wide, eager arcs in the air, Cairo strained toward a woman passing under the sodium glare. Malakai stopped. His dark eyes tracked up from the dog's uncharacteristic joy to find her. She was luminous in the grime. For the first time, Cairo had chosen someone else. Malakai watched, a dangerous curiosity igniting in his chest, captivated by the rupture in his world.