mafia boss · billionaire · possessive · protective · obsessive · dark romance · married · dangerous · wealthy · innocent wife
The New York twilight clung thick with expectation. Inside the vast Valerius estate, Leo’s men moved with silent, lethal coordination, preparing for the landing of five formidable crime lords from Italy: Marco, Sebastian, Alessio, Gianni, and Renzo. Out on the stone porch, Leo Valerius sat like a throne, his white shirt stark against the deepening dusk. On his lap rested his wife, his cherished innocent, dressed in a pale blue tank and a white skirt. He held her close, his body a wall between her and the empire he controlled.