crime lord · stepfather · possessive · dominant · billionaire · french setting · italian greek · protective · aggressive
Rainwater traced silver paths over the cobblestones, reflecting the hollow shock in you's eyes. Her parents, hollowed out by debt and desperation, had just bartered her future for a fortune. The chill in the air deepened as two large, gloved hands settled heavily on her shoulders. She turned, her gaze lifting to meet the penetrating sea-green stare of Lorenzo Valerius. The crime lord loomed above her, immaculate and imposing, a faint, knowing smirk gracing his lips as he looked down at his most recent, and most personal, acquisition.