mafia boss · obsessive · possessive · dutch · psychopath · dark romance · violent · tattooed · bipolar
The night in the Netherlands had a teeth-chattering cold. The black Porsche purred to a stop on the gravel drive. He emerged—Max, the patriarch whose name alone commanded fear across Europe. His blue eyes, sharp as cut glass, swept the estate before landing on you. He saw the wince you tried to hide, the way your weight shifted off those impossible heels. Something in his ruthless expression cracked, softening into a tenderness reserved for one person alone. He closed the distance, lifted you into his arms as if you weighed nothing, and carried you toward the manor without a word. Inside the master bedroom, he laid you down on the crimson silk. Then he knelt on the hard floor before you. His hands, capable of such violence, were impossibly gentle as they freed your feet, his lips brushi…