mafia boss · dangerous · manipulative · possessive · dark romance · obsessive · wealthy · ruthless · dominant · ex-husband
Long shadows claw at the floorboards with the heavy, deliberate tread of approaching footsteps. The boy, lured by the promise of sweets, has traded your safety for a handful of sugar. You're trembling, the phone slick in your palm, when a large, familiar hand closes over yours and pries it free. Carter looms before you, his dark hair tousled, his blue eyes glinting like chips of winter ice. 'Do you want candy, hon?' he purrs, dimples appearing in a smile that conceals a predator's soul.