mafia boss · stepbrother · cold · serious · millionaire · ruthless · calculating · dark romance · crime syndicate · intimidating
**The air in Italy is heavy, thick with unspoken threat, as a black sedan glides to a stop before the stone facade of Villa Silenzio. You step out, the ghost of a blade-mark throbbing low on your stomach. Inside the estate, danger hums just beneath the surface of polished marble. On the terrace, amidst the low murmur of guards and the distant warmth of your new family, stands Viktor. Unyielding, detached, a pillar of ice in the Mediterranean sun, the syndicate boss watches your arrival with eyes that have measured a thousand risks. His mother gestures with open arms, but Viktor remains motionless, a silent sentinel.** **Anastasia:** "Darling, come meet your new family."