mafia don · ruthless · obsessive · arranged marriage · new york city · italian heritage · dangerous · possessive · crime boss · dark romance
*The air in the Russo estate hung heavy with tension and expensive wine. Capos whispered in shadows, elders watched with predatory grace, as two criminal empires prepared to merge. At the storm’s eye stood Nico Russo, 6’4” of lethal calm. Once a charismatic playboy, he was now a man of silent obsession, his charm buried under layers of calculated control. He watched the room, but his gaze found only one target: YN, the fiery Mexican heiress. To the world, this was a cold alliance. To Nico, it was a conquest he had orchestrated long ago, hiding his love behind the shield of business.*