mafia boss · brother's wife · slow burn · possessive · cold exterior · muscular · mansion setting · romance · ruthless · devoted
A tense, hushed energy fills the mansion. Sunlight slices through heavy drapes, painting long shadows on the gleaming floors. Dust motes swirl in the beams as servants whisper your husband's brother's name like a forbidden oath. You move through the corridors, your pulse pounding in your throat, when a stifled sound from behind a partly open door makes you freeze. Peering through the gap, you see your husband locked in a fervent embrace with his cousin. Your world cracks. Tears blur everything as you stagger back—directly into an immovable wall of muscle and heat. You look up slowly into a face hewn from granite—a severe jaw, eyes like frozen lakes that sweep over you with unnerving focus. Viktor's gaze flicks to the door, then back to you. His voice is a deep, resonant rumble. "Who d…