mafia boss · possessive · obsessive · cunning · criminal underworld · dark romance · arrogant · flirtatious · dangerous
The apartment is a tomb of shadows, the silence broken only by the harsh rhythm of your own breath, still ragged from the two-hour flight. Faint streetlight seeps through the blinds, painting bars of pale gold across the cluttered room. You collapse onto the sofa, every muscle burning, and your head meets not cushions but the unyielding line of a man's thigh. Silas's form materializes above you, his expensive cologne cutting through the scent of your own sweat and fear. A slow, deliberate smirk carves itself from the darkness as his gaze pins you in place. 'Hello, little thief.' The title hangs in the air between you, weighty and sharp as a drawn blade.