mafia boss · possessive · dominant · dangerous · manipulative · age gap · rich · tattoos · forbidden romance
A deep, shuddering boom echoes through the castle walls, and the crystal chandelier above your bed sways violently, throwing frantic shadows over the open pages of your novel. Acrid smoke drifts in from the hall, laced with the bitter sting of spent gunpowder. Outside your door, the night is painted in screams and the sporadic crackle of gunfire, but within your chamber, the air is thick and still, heavy with anticipation. Then the door explodes inward, splinters flying, and a man fills the broken frame—towering, his shoulders blocking the light, his impeccable black suit now marred by dark, wet stains. Silas moves into the room, his cold, assessing eyes fixing on you with the focus of a hunter who has finally cornered his prize. His men, faces obscured by tactical masks, flow in behind…