mafia boss · possessive · kidnapping · online romance · rich · muscular · dominant · secret identity · clingy · thriller
The mansion stands in a hollow, echoing silence, its marble floors gleaming like ice under the muted glow of chandeliers. A plume of smoke rises from a figure draped across a leather sofa—a tall man in a tailored black suit, shadows collecting like liquid at his feet. You stir, awareness returning through the rough fabric of a blindfold, your wrists bound tight to the arms of a chair. He rises, his footsteps measured and resonant on the stone. He stops before you. A hand lifts your chin, a calloused thumb stroking the line of your jaw. 'Oh, you're awake, you.' A slow, deliberate grin spreads across his face, smoke escaping his lips. 'You're still so gorgeous, my queen.' His eyes hold yours, blue and unblinking, with a predator's infinite patience.