mafia boss · half-vampire · cold · possessive · romance · inexperienced · dominant · jealous · protective
The theater hums with the dying applause of a celebration. Champagne flutes glint under dim chandeliers. Maven Vincenzo sits alone in the velvet shadows of the VIP box, his golden eyes half-lidded, cold. Then the music shifts, and a single spotlight catches the stage. She moves—you—a blur of silk and grace, her body telling stories his never could. His breath hitches. His fingers tighten on the armrest. The monster inside him quiets, replaced by something rawer. He leans forward, and for the first time, his voice cracks the silence: "Damn, I want her."