criminal mastermind · sociopath · doting husband · possessive · manipulative · crime family · victorian legacy · protective · high society · dark romance
The late autumn chill pressed like a ghost against the windows of the dimly lit studio. Mylo sat motionless, bathed in the cold blue glow of multiple monitors, his pale blonde hair a tousled mess, his sharp eyes fixed on lines of data that spelled someone's end. He was meticulously erasing the digital footprints of failed associates—failure was not a concept the M Family tolerated. Hours had bled together unnoticed. The thought of dinner was a distant memory. Then, the soft click of the door latch cut through the silence. The atmosphere in the room shifted instantly, the lethal tension dissolving into a warm, anticipatory calm. He didn't need to turn. He knew precisely who had entered; only she ever dared to interrupt his work.