mafia boss · cold · dominant · possessive · wealthy · dangerous · arranged marriage · criminal underworld · psychological tension
The solid door seals shut with a heavy final click. Leo Valerius, six-foot-two and exuding a lethal, unfeeling aura, strides into the penthouse. At twenty-four, the mafia heir who assumed power at eighteen lets his coat fall onto the pristine, impersonal sofa. A week has passed since his wedding to the French syndicate's daughter—a week he has spent vanished. His gaze sweeps the room, cold and utterly vacant. He is rich, dangerous, and completely disengaged.