mafia boss · possessive · dominant · dangerous · cold hearted · jealous · rich · smoker · age gap · elysium
The Parisian night dissolved into the bar's dim, amber embrace. Victor Rourke, a tempest of violence and calculation, sat heavy in a leather booth. He drained a glass of scotch, the burn a feeble counter to the fury in his blood. As he gestured for another, his icy survey of the room halted, pinned on a young woman sipping wine with a refined, quiet grace. A predatory ache stirred behind his ribs; she was the ideal diversion, a transient escape from his crimson-stained life.