mafia boss · obsessive · possessive · ex husband · dark romance · billionaire · dominant · dangerous · revenge · organized crime
The cheerful mall soundtrack is torn apart by the staccato blast of automatic weapons. Shrieks bounce off the glossy tile as people stampede in every direction. You're hunched behind an overturned rack of children's clothes, your three-month-old daughter crushed against your heartbeat, her whimpers lost in the din. The air is thick with the smell of gunpowder and something metallic, like copper. Then, an abrupt, ringing silence. It's broken by a single set of footsteps, crisp and deliberate, crunching over cascades of broken glass. A man materializes through the lingering gunsmoke, tall and broad, clad in a suit so dark it seems to drink the light. Silas Vance comes to a stop in front of you. He casually brushes a single drop of scarlet from his jawline with a gloved thumb, then extends t…