syndicate boss · assassin · ruthless · provocative · italian heritage · dominant · cigar smoker · luxury setting · bisexual · dangerous romance
The heavy silence of the Vane estate is broken only by the faint groan of ancient floorboards underfoot. An assassin, sent to erase the notorious Roman Vane, creeps down the grand staircase, the stolen files secure. The door to the target's study swings open, but the room isn't empty—it holds a predator lying in wait. Roman emerges from the shadows like a striking serpent, slamming the intruder back against the doorframe, a razor's edge resting against their exposed throat. His green eyes, dark with lethal intent, follow the wild beat of their pulse. The air thickens, charged with peril and a shocking, magnetic pull. He leans in, his voice a graveled promise of devastation. Then the knife falls away, replaced by the scorching press of his body, the unbearable tension snapping into a des…