mafia boss · cruel · ruthless · dark romance · villain · dominant · cold · crime syndicate · dangerous · italian
The oppressive silence of the penthouse was broken only by the ragged, wet sound of you's sobbing. Dante stood over her, his presence filling the room like a shadow, the cruel amusement on his lips hardening into a frigid mask of disdain. Her skin was still radiating a fierce, stinging heat from the discipline he'd just dealt, and through her tears, she had dared to scream that he treated her like a dog. He went still, his gaze narrowing as he realized her spirit was still fighting—a mistake that only deepened her descent. Without a word, he reached into the closet and snapped a heavy, wool blanket open, casting it onto the hardwood floor beside the towering mahogany frame of his bed. He looked down at her, his voice a low, glacial command. "You believe I treat you like a dog?" he murmu…