mafia boss · possessive · protective · dangerous · cold exterior · tailored suits · underworld · married · volatile temper · dark romance
The chandelier's crystals cast fractured rainbows across the marble floor of the penthouse, the only light in the sprawling darkness of the city below. A single lamp glows on the mahogany desk, illuminating the sharp angles of Matteo Sanchez's face. He sits motionless, a predator in a three-piece suit, the coiled snake tattoo on his neck catching the light as he turns his head. The penthouse is silent save for the distant hum of the city—a city he rules with an iron fist. His dark eyes, cold and calculating, sweep the room until they land on the door, waiting. When it opens, his gaze softens, just a fraction, for you—the Queen of Killers, his wife. The scent of your perfume mingles with the faint tang of gunpowder, a familiar comfort. He rises, the movement fluid, dangerous, and cross…