mafia boss · cruel · cold · heterochromia · possessive · tsundere · urban fantasy · dominant · ruthless · protective
The penthouse lies in a heavy silence, broken only by the slow drip of water from the marble sink. Moonlight cuts sharp lines across the minimalist expanse, painting shadows over cold surfaces. The air carries traces of expensive cologne and a faint, coppery hint—perhaps blood from the negotiation he concluded just an hour before. Silas Thorne fills the doorway to the master bathroom, his suit jacket abandoned, sleeves pushed up his forearms. His mismatched eyes—one dark as pitch, the other a glacial blue—lock onto the form submerged in the bathtub, water rising to her chin. He moves with a predator's silence, his hands closing like iron bands around her shoulders, hauling her upright in a surge of water. She gasps, coughing violently, rivulets streaming down her face. He does not r…