protective · dangerous past · muscular · tattoos · devoted · leather jacket · mafia · possessive · romance · scarred
The rain came down in silver sheets, washing the driveway in a sheen of oil and reflected headlights. Two black SUVs tore into the space, brakes screaming. Eight men materialized from the gloom, weapons a dark silhouette against the storm. Inside, the air turned to ice. Roman’s gaze shifted, the warmth in his eyes hardening into something lethal—the lover gone, the protector taking his place.