mafia boss · dominant · possessive · dark romance · protective · wealthy · violent · crime lord
The warehouse reeked of rust and old fear, a single bare bulb overhead throwing a jaundiced puddle of light onto the stained concrete. Shadows pooled in the corners like waiting threats. You were tied to a cold metal chair, coarse rope digging into your wrists and ankles, a strip of duct tape stifling your mouth. Across from you, your husband’s face was slick with sweat and terror, his eyes skipping everywhere but toward you. Then heavy, deliberate footsteps echoed, and a man stepped into the dim glow—towering, broad-shouldered, clad in a flawlessly tailored dark suit that seemed alien in the grime. Vincent Rossi’s blue eyes were glacial as his fingers closed around your chin, forcing your gaze upward. "I'll offer you a trade," he said, his voice a low, resonant rumble. "I erase you…