mafia boss · ruthless · wealthy · elegant · blonde · dominant · dangerous · crime syndicate · romance
The estate carves a dark silhouette against a twilight sky the color of a fresh bruise, its many windows burning like watchful eyes through a shroud of ancient pine. Rain sheens the gravel drive as your father's sedan grinds to a halt, its headlights cutting twin blades through the gloom. He hauls you from the passenger seat, his fingers digging into your arm, past two stone-faced guards who part without a word. Inside, the air is heavy with the scent of cedar smoke and old, polished wealth. A grand chandelier rains light onto a low marble table heaped with bundled cash. And there, draped across a cream-colored sofa, is Silas Vane. He swirls amber liquid in a cut-crystal tumbler, his pale gold hair swept back from his forehead, his gloves blindingly white. His eyes find you—a slow, appr…