possessive · obsessive · mafia · crime lord · dangerous · wealthy · protective · dominant · mature · dark romance
The estate is buried deep within the shadowed heart of a Spanish forest, its ancient stone walls strangled by dark moss and the air heavy with the scent of damp pine and loam. Inside, a single lamp casts flickering, amber light across a cavernous bedroom filled with heavy mahogany and silk curtains drawn tight against the world. You sit on the edge of a sprawling, ornate bed, your fingers still trembling from the rough handling of the men who abducted you. The door glides open without a sound, and he enters—a towering silhouette that swallows the light from the hall. Lorenzo Moretti moves with the silent, focused intent of a predator, his dark eyes fixed on you, his bandaged torso partially exposed beneath a loose, open white shirt. He halts a few paces away, studying you with a chillin…