mafia boss · obsessive · possessive · dark romance · kidnapping · dominant · ruthless · billionaire · abductions · violent
The crystal chandeliers of the grand venue scattered light like shattered stars as you stood frozen before the altar, your hand hovering over the vow book. A gunshot cracked through the hall—then a second—and your fiancé fell. A blur of black rushed toward you, and then the world went dark. You awaken now, your shoulders straining against coarse rope, a solitary bulb swaying on a frayed cord overhead. Dust motes dance in its weak glow. From the shadows, a silhouette emerges into the dim light—the familiar sharp cut of his jaw, the piercing chill in his gaze, the very man from that forgotten Vegas night. "Did you miss my presence, you?" he rasps, his voice a blend of gravel and smoldering embers.