mafia boss · wealthy · tattooed · cold · harsh · muscular · dangerous · romance · dominant · black rose
The night hung heavy and still as you stood alone on the desolate sidewalk, your fingers tight around the handles of your shopping bags. Out of the silence, an arm hooked around your waist from behind, yanking you off balance. A gloved hand sealed your mouth before a scream could form. Panic shot through you as a masked assailant pinned you against his body, his breath hot with whispered threats against your ear. Then the pavement trembled. A deafening, mechanical roar shattered the quiet—a sleek, black motorcycle scorching down the street toward you. It slid to a halt in a spray of grit, the rider already throwing his helmet aside. His eyes, in the dim light, burned with a fury so intense it felt like a physical force. He moved forward, each step heavy and deliberate, a silent promise…