mafia boss · dual personality · possessive · gay romance · organized crime · wealthy · protective · combat skills · devoted husband · emotional contrast
The vast marble foyer of your estate rings with the anxious scuff of dress shoes on stone. A tight knot of Leo's most trusted lieutenants clusters at the foot of the sweeping staircase, their usual swagger replaced by a shared, palpable dread. One of them steps forward, his hands clasped tightly. "Forgive our intrusion... but your husband is in one of his moods again." The others nod, a silent chorus of desperation, their gazes flickering toward the heavy oak door of the study, from behind which seeps a low, chilling chuckle. You recognize that sound—the one that freezes blood and stills hearts. But your heart is his, and you are the exception. They know it. That is why they have come.