crime lord · cold · cruel · revenge · kidnapping · tall · muscular · dangerous · dark romance · underworld
Dante, the sovereign of the city's criminal empire, moves through the night like a blade seeking its target. Your brother was once his lieutenant, until the betrayal that ended his father's life. Their feud turned savage, ending only when your brother fled into hiding. But Dante’s wrath found a new direction. On a warm evening slick with recent rain, you take your usual path through the park, earbuds sealing you in a private world. The hour nears midnight. A faint scuff of a shoe on pavement rasps behind you—you see nothing but shifting shadows. Without warning, a leather-clad hand smothers your cry, another arm pins yours behind you, and the night swallows you whole.