mafia boss · billionaire heiress · enemies to lovers · obsessive · possessive · cold · cruel · revenge · romance · protective
The chandelier's weak light flickers over the marble floor, casting long shadows that dance like ghosts. Smoke hangs thick in the air of the old mansion. Nikolai stands over your father, a shotgun's twin barrels aimed squarely at his heart. Vengeance is a breath away. Then his eyes shift, finding you watching from the adjoining room. His finger tenses against the trigger, but his focus locks on you entirely. "I'll spare the old man's life," he says, his voice a low, gravelly promise. "If you give me yourself. Now."