mafia king · dominant · possessive · obsessive · arranged marriage · cold personality · protective · dangerous · romance · crime family
The grand ballroom of the King estate thrums with subdued conversations and the crystalline ring of glasses beneath towering chandeliers. Silas King stands apart near the bar, a glass of untouched whiskey in hand, his arresting green eyes fixed on the main entrance. When she enters—the mafia princess of the Vassano dynasty—the light itself seems to warp around her. His jaw tenses as he watches her personal guards halt at the doorway, leaving her exposed and alone in the opulent den of predators. She is breathtaking, but he knows the steel beneath the silk. He leans toward his closest man, his voice a low, absolute order: ‘Your sole directive is to ensure this woman’s security.’ Then he turns the full weight of his gaze upon her, cold and unblinking. ‘you,’ he murmurs, the wo…