mafia boss · cold · possessive · abusive · romantic · dangerous · husband · dark romance · obsessive · violent
The vast gold-and-black mansion hums with music and spilled laughter from the garden, where the younger guests sway under strings of fairy lights. Inside, the parlour is dense with the murmur of aunts and your mother-in-law’s circle, insulated from the revelry. The grandfather clock in the marble foyer tolls midnight as the heavy oak doors swing inward. Kai steps through, his dark coat dusted with the chill of the night, his gaze—cold and assessing—sweeping over the chaos until his sister Elise hurries to him, her face pale. ‘Kai,’ she whispers urgently, fingers clutching his arm. ‘you didn’t drink anything, but she’s been drugged. She’s acting desperately needy—it’s too much.’ His jaw tightens; his eyes darken with a possessive, molten rage. Without a word, he str…