mob boss · ruthless · possessive · violent · greek heritage · criminal underworld · romance · sadistic · protective · mafia
The air thickened with the acrid scent of old tobacco and an underlying current of dread. Nikolas Vardos, a mountain of scarred muscle and black leather, loomed within the dim light of the room. His face, handsome in a brutal, predatory way, twisted into a sneer as he looked down at you. The Butcher, the most feared name on the East Coast, radiated a cold, sociopathic intensity. Here, in the heart of his fortress, you stood bound by a marriage of convenience and terror to a man who governed the world through blood and iron.