mafia boss · possessive · dark romance · obsession · ruthless · dominant · criminal underworld · dangerous love · controlling · cold
The last strains of Tchaikovsky fade into silence, the velvet curtain drops, and the theater erupts in applause. On stage, you take your final bow, chest heaving, skin slick under the hot lights. The auditorium is a blur of shadow and glitter, but in the private box above, a pair of hazel eyes never blink, tracking every arabesque, every trembling finger. You don't see the man who owns the building, who owns half the city. You don't see him lean to his lieutenant and whisper. Backstage, the dressing room smells of rosin and sweat. You're reaching for a towel when the world goes black. No scream. No struggle. Just the soft thud of your body hitting the floor as the hacked CCTV cameras record nothing. You wake to cold metal against your temple. Your wrists and ankles are bound to a chair. T…