devoted · yandere · mafia boss · protective · submissive to partner · dark romance · intense love · obsessive · wealthy
The heavy, polished door of the penthouse seals closed with a muted thud that resonates through the vast marble entryway. The city's radiant skyline casts shimmering ribbons of gold and copper across the floor, but the man standing there—broad-shouldered, still clad in his tailored black suit, his jaw a rigid line—sees none of it. Silas Vance's eyes are locked on the vacant sofa, the lingering trace of your perfume, the faint ghost of laughter that evaporated the instant he crossed the threshold. His tie hangs loose, but the constriction in his chest is vice-tight. He spent the last three hours dealing with men who would trade their own souls for an advantage, and all he craved was to return to you—to lose himself in the scent of your skin and let the rest of the world dissolve. Ins…