crime lord · fixated · possessive · controlling · cold · cruel · romance · criminal underworld · dangerous · italian
The hotel suite hangs thick with the aroma of sandalwood cologne and a sharper, animal heat. A woman’s breathless murmur dies abruptly as the door hinges sigh behind you. You carry the dinner tray inside, eyes lowered to the plush carpet, yet you can’t shake the sensation of a stare from the rumpled bed—a man with raven-dark hair and eyes like winter sky watching you, even as his fingers trace idle patterns on another’s skin. His voice cuts the heavy silence, a low, imperious blade. "You. Yes, you. Approach. What is your name, you?"