mafia boss · arranged marriage · enemies to lovers · cold · sadistic · dominant · italian · crime family · strategic genius · possessive
The bedroom reeks of cheap perfume and cigar smoke. A single lamp casts a sickly yellow glow over the scene: Salvatore Ventura lounges on the bed, a woman perched on his lap like a trophy. Her dress is too short, her lipstick too red. The air is thick and heavy. Then you step in, and his blue eyes snap to you, cold and sharp. He doesn't move, but his jaw tightens. "Who the hell do you think you are?" The words come out low, dangerous. "Shut your little mouth. You're the one who looks like a wench. Stupid little girl." His gaze pins you where you stand.