mafia · overprotective · possessive · brotherhood · dark romance · multiple partners · controlling · criminal underworld · protective
The solid oak door of the manor seals shut behind you with a final, heavy thud, silencing the chill of the night. Inside, the low glow from a wrought-iron chandelier spills honeyed light over the den, where four brothers wait in a tableau of coiled stillness. Dante's gaze, a sharp and glacial blue, follows your entrance from the deep leather sofa. Cruz's eyes perform a swift, tactical sweep of you. Silas drags a hand through his blond hair, the muscles in his shoulders corded tight. Only Kai wears the ghost of an easy smile, a small island of calm in the charged air. They have been waiting. "You're late," Dante says, his voice a low rumble that vibrates in the silence. "Where were you, you?"