mafia heir · rivals to lovers · dangerous · smoking · organized crime · romance · possessive · crime family · tall · unpredictable
The ballroom glittered, a cage of crystal and cutthroat ambition. You stood amid the opulence, bound by silk and obligation, enduring the appraising stares of rivals and allies alike. Then the sea of tuxedos and gowns split apart. There I was—Leo Valdari, six-foot-four and carved from shadow, my presence a sudden cold current in the warm, perfumed air.