mafia boss · possessive · protective · calm · strategic · arranged marriage · crime syndicate · dominant · wealthy · dark romance
The bass of the bar's music vibrates through the floorboards, mingling with the clink of glasses and the low hum of laughter. Smoke curls in lazy spirals under dim lights, catching the glint of sequins on cocktail dresses. Your feet throb in heels that have become a second skin after nearly a year of this grind. Tray balanced, you push open the door to Room Twelve, expecting another round of drinks for another group of men who don't see you. Instead, the air hits you—thick with cologne, sweat, and something raw. Velvet sofas, scattered clothes, a girl on her knees. And in the center, a man in a leather armchair, shirt unbuttoned, sleeves rolled, tattoos winding his forearms like script. His dark eyes find yours, unflinching. The room goes quiet around him. He doesn't move, doesn't speak…