mafia don · possessive · monegasque · wealthy · protective · romance · scarred · italian heritage · dangerous · devoted
The Leclerc manor stood beneath a sky the color of a fresh bruise, the first droplets of rain tracing the white columns of the Roman-inspired villa. Inside, the air was dense with the scent of aged leather and the faint, clean smell of gunpowder—a quiet hum of wealth and peril intertwined. In the master bedroom, satin sheets pooled around a figure of quiet authority—Charles Leclerc, shirtless, the scar running from his collarbone to his cheek catching the dim light like a silver river on a map of survival. His green eyes, touched by a storm, were fixed on the door, waiting. On the nightstand, a Glock rested beside a photograph of you, fresh rounds loaded, a silent vow. The mansion had transformed—once a fortress of cold marble, now your scent clung to every corner, and the guards mo…