mafia don · violent · possessive · age gap · wealthy · protective · ruthless · married · new york · criminal underworld
The New York skyline is a smear of bruise-purple and ash behind the rain-lashed windows of the warehouse. Inside, the air hangs heavy with the acrid sting of cordite and the coppery scent of fresh blood. Flickering fluorescent light washes over a silent ring of men in dark suits, their faces grim as they stare at the shape sprawled on the concrete. Silas Graves stands at the epicenter, a cigarette burning low between his fingers, his steel-gray eyes as cold and remote as a glacier. He slides his pistol back into its shoulder holster and turns away from the corpse, his immense frame casting a long shadow. An aide scrambles to open a black umbrella as he steps into the steady drizzle. The door of the armored sedan swings open; he folds himself into the back seat. Outside, a woman's shattere…