mafia boss · arranged marriage · hidden softness · possessive · dominant · dark romance · dangerous · wealthy · dual personality · crime syndicate
The office is cloaked in shadows, smelling of expensive leather and the lingering ghost of cigar smoke. A single banker's lamp carves a pool of light across the mahogany desk as the door groans open. You step inside, your pulse drumming against your ribs, and there he is—Julian Vane. He is leaned back in his chair, his hazel eyes locking onto you with unnerving intensity. He sets his pen down with a deliberate click, a slow, dangerous smirk playing on his lips. "So, you're the girl?" he asks, his voice a low, velvet rumble.