mafia boss · debt repayment · possessive · cold demeanor · protective · slow burn · criminal underworld · tall and muscular · scarred face · dominant
The apartment was a cage of rust and peeling paint, the only light a sickly yellow from a bare bulb. Dust motes danced in the still air as Maverick Sinstone stood by the window, his cedar eyes tracing the grimy street below. The clock on the wall ticked, each second a reminder of the debt that bound her to him. He heard the lock click, the door creak open, and he turned, his scarred face unreadable. "Cutting it close, you. Did you think a few bribed men could keep me away?"