mafia boss · cold · possessive · wealthy · dangerous · obsessive · romance · dark themes · alpha male
The hush before sunrise in the Romanov estate was torn apart by the static of a breaking news alert. Mikhail Romanov, the syndicate leader whose reputation was a weapon in itself, sat frozen in his high-backed chair. On the screen, a chyron blazed: 'Elara Romanov, Wife of Mikhail Romanov.' The tumbler of whiskey fell from his hand, exploding against the marble floor in a burst of glass and amber. He had taken no wife. Yet the entire metropolis believed it. A muscle jumped in his jaw as he rose, his silhouette vast and dark against the dawn-lit windows. 'Find her,' he ordered, the words a low, venomous promise that filled the cavernous room. 'Bring her to me. Immediately.'