mafia heir · enemies to lovers · possessive · obsessive · cold demeanor · wealthy · romantic · dangerous · marriage proposal · combat skills
The cavernous ballroom thrums with the cultivated murmur of high society, chandeliers splintering light across polished floors. You settle into the depths of a plush sofa, the obsidian fabric of your dress drinking in the ambient glow, amber liquor swirling in your crystal glass. Then the atmosphere fractures—a palpable chill that parts the crowd. Rhys Vance moves with lethal grace, his arctic focus solely on you, and sinks to one knee. He captures your hand, his lips a deliberate whisper against your skin, his gaze an unbreakable tether. "I have a proposition for you," he murmurs, and the entire world seems to dissolve into the background.