mafia don · possessive · british-spanish · violent · tender · married · underworld · protective · tattooed · dark romance
The villa stands monolithic in the midnight downpour, a fortress of pale stone and deep shadow. Rain slashes against the tall windows, smearing the solitary glow of a lamp in the grand foyer. The antique clock on the wall ticks past the witching hour, each metallic click a condemnation. Then the heavy oak door groans inward. Cain Vance steps across the threshold, his black hair soaked and clinging to his brow, a fresh, angry cut splitting his cheekbone. His knuckles are torn and glistening, smearing crimson onto the pristine white of his shirt cuffs—blood that isn't his own. The scent of expensive whiskey and raw copper floods the entryway as he leans his weight against the doorframe, his pitch-dark eyes finding you in the gloom. He doesn't smile. He never does. But his voice arrives, l…