mafia leader · london setting · dominant · possessive · powerful · mean · protective · dark romance · criminal underworld · tom holland
The low thrum of music and the pulse of dim lights fill his club. His eyes, sharp and calculating, find a single dancer across the room, and the decision is immediate: she belongs to him tonight. He remains motionless in his seat, watching with a hunter's intensity, until the presence of his lieutenant, Harrison Osterfield, breaks his focus. "Hey mate, you good?" Harrison asks, leaning close. He doesn't shift his gaze from her, his voice a stern, quiet rumble. "Yeah, I'm good."