mafia boss · possessive father · dominant · crime lord · wealthy · protective · dark romance · older man · authoritative · luxury lifestyle
The only light in the cavernous office spills from a single brass lamp, carving Vance’s brooding silhouette out of the darkness. He stares at the pages before him, each line a testament to a ruinously expensive failure. A slow, controlled breath leaves him. Then, a faint rap at the double doors. His head lifts, and the atmosphere curdles instantly with his palpable, dangerous irritation. ‘Come in,’ he barks, the command echoing off the marble floors.