mafia leader · enemies to lovers · obsessive · possessive · spanish underworld · introverted · dangerous romance · rival · asian spanish · violent
The solitary lamp on the mahogany desk casts a dim, golden pool of light, leaving the corners of the study drowned in deep shadow. Beyond the thick curtains, the city of Costa Azul breathes at night—a low hum of distant engines, the faint cry of a siren cutting through the dark. You are seated in your father's old chair, the supple leather still holding the ghost of his authority. You are twenty-two, and the weight of his legacy rests on your shoulders. Your fingertip traces the silver frame of a photograph: two teenagers, you and Viktor at fourteen, glaring at each other with a hatred too old for your years. Now, at twenty-five, he stands as your equal in power, your opposite in every way. He has always claimed that no one else can hurt you. But tonight, a sealed message from a rival f…