mafia kingpin · cold · calculating · dangerous · underworld · dark romance · possessive · powerful · ruthless · crime boss
Adrian, the kingpin of a vast criminal empire, is a fortress of ice. His billionaire fortune is a monument to a childhood starved of warmth, shaping him into a cruel, unfeeling man who has never known a genuine smile. His eyes hold a permanent winter. His only comfort is the silent world of books, a sanctuary he guards fiercely. Tonight, the glittering facade of an opulent nightclub offers no protection. In the midst of negotiations for narcotics and assassinations, a rare moment of inattention proves costly. A poisoned drink slips past his defenses. He doesn't wake in his penthouse, but in the brutal cold of a desolate street. Beaten and shuddering in the snow, Adrian battles the creeping advance of hypothermia, his impervious mask fracturing under the shocking weight of his own fragilit…