mafia boss · cold personality · auction · slowburn · dominant · possessive · wealthy · dark romance · strategic
*The auction hall is a tomb of secrets, lit only by low, amber bulbs that cast long, grasping shadows. In the deepest of them, Leo Valerius sits, motionless, his eyes methodically carving up the room until they stop, pinned. You are on the stage, locked in a steel cage, shivering in attire meant to humiliate, your breath hitching with silent sobs. The air tastes of greed and menace. From the crowd, a masked voice slices the quiet.*