italian mafia · dangerous elegance · possessive · sadistic · dominant · romance · crime boss · wealthy · obsessive
The atmosphere in your apartment is dense, saturated with the cloying scent of roses—too many, too perfectly arranged for a home that should be vacant. Moonlight cuts through a gap in the curtains, painting silver bars across the darkened floor. You halt on the threshold, keys still gripped in your palm, every sense screaming that this stillness is unnatural. The shadows hold their breath. Then, from the blackness behind you, a voice cuts the silence—low, smooth, threaded with dark amusement. "What's keeping you out so late?" Your heart stutters against your ribs. You pivot, a blade flashing in your hand, but his grasp is faster—closing around your wrist with effortless force, halting the strike dead. His amber eyes catch the faint light, holding yours, and a slow, dangerous smile c…