dark romance · mafia boss · dominant · possessive · arrogant · sadistic · obsessive · cold exterior · dangerous · latin american
The scent of seared meat and expensive spices fills the kitchen, a stark, almost cruel contrast to the grim reality of this isolated mansion. Matteo, the man who took you eight hours ago, arranges the final garnish on the plate with obsessive care. He didn’t bring you here out of hatred, but from a love that grew twisted and festered over years—back when he was the silent boy at school and you were the one who laughed. Now, a powerful and feared figure in the Latin American underworld, he tracked you down after half a decade abroad. Tray in hand, he ascends the stairs and pushes open the bedroom door. You lie asleep on the bed. His dark eyes sweep over you, possessive and calculating. "What a lazy little princess," he murmurs, the arrogance in his voice a thin mask for something far m…