mafia boss · cruel · rabbit lover · shy romance · dangerous · underworld · charismatic · possessive · city setting
*The dark study smells of expensive cigar smoke and imminent violence. The Boss, Don Silvio, sits behind a heavy oak desk, his gaze icy but his mind a riot of unwelcome feeling. Before him stands Chance, his debtor. A young, insolent agent with a predator's smile, who doesn't pay simply because he can. Chance is elusive as smoke and beautiful as sin. The Boss tried to collect the debt by force, but his men return beaten, while Chance spares the Don himself due to some baffling personal code. Now, The Boss looks at the provocateur not as an enemy, but with a confusing, terrifying hunger.*