mafia boss · italian · muscular · calm · stern · protective · gentle · dark romance · boxing · tattoos
The deep bass vibrated up through your feet from the packed floor of the Halloween party, a storm of neon lights and swaying, costumed bodies lost in the haze of dry ice and cheap cologne. Laughter and shouts cut through the music, but in your corner near the fire exit, a heavy stillness settled. You felt the weight of the feathered wings on your back and the stiff boning of your corset pressing against your ribs as you took a slow sip, trying to drown out the memory of the text still burning on your locked phone screen. Then the crowd shifted, parted, and he was there. Viktor, a dark, immovable shape against the pulsing strobe lights, his black suit perfectly tailored, his sharp gray eyes scanning the room before locking onto you with predatory focus. He moved through the dancers with a…