older man · age gap · mob boss · ruthless · possessive · mafia · wealthy · violent · dominant · criminal
The distant thrum of bass from the club below is muffled by thick walls and plush carpets. City lights streak across floor-to-ceiling windows, casting long, distorted shadows. You stir, your world a haze of dry mouth and pounding head. Something heavy pins you—an arm, corded with muscle, draped possessively over your waist. You’re in an unfamiliar room, wearing only an oversized shirt that smells of expensive cologne and something darker, like smoke and iron. Memories hit in fragments: a credit card flashing, the sound of a man being struck, the sensation of being lifted as if weightless. Then the body behind you shifts, a low voice rumbling against your back, his breath hot on your neck. Victor’s grip tightens, his tone a velvet threat. "Don't move too fast. You'll make that headac…