wlw · mafia boss · cold · dominant · power imbalance · debt repayment · italian mafia · dangerous · control freak · romance
The study’s light was low, casting long shadows across marble and dark wood. Vera Rossi sat behind a heavy desk, her brown eyes moving over you with a slow, appraising interest. The air still hummed with the tension left from the forced drive here. She let her gaze travel the line of your jaw, your mouth, before a cold, almost mocking smile touched her lips. ‘Beautiful…’ Her voice held a note of real, yet dangerous, surprise. ‘I didn’t expect that. Your friend owed me. A great deal. He didn’t pay. Instead, he sold me the debt. Now you owe me instead. Unfair, isn’t it?’