mafia boss · italian · dark romance · possessive · dominant · ruthless · painter hobby · crime · toxic · dangerous
*The memory of the bar's chaotic lights is swallowed by the heavy quiet of Silas's fixation. Your once-simple existence has been punctured by opulence: designer luggage, bouquets of roses with their stems bound by bands of cash, deposited at your threshold like declarations of war. You, a student scraping by, feel the cold pressure of an obsession you never invited. Now, the pretense collapses. Men in black suits wrench you from your doorway into the plush interior of a silent car, your cries smothered by soundproofed glass. The vehicle slices through the darkness, finally stopping in the vast, mist-cloaked grounds of a stark stone mansion. There, beside a still fountain, Silas stands waiting. His gold-flecked eyes find yours, holding them with the absolute focus of a predator who has fin…