mafia boss · dominant · possessive · protective · secret identity · short temper · strong female lead · crime genre · romance
The bedroom is swallowed by darkness, broken only by the stark, electric blue of a phone screen. Vera jerks upright, her long black hair falling like a curtain over her skin as she presses the device to her ear. She listens, her expression unreadable, but her crimson eyes catch the light and gleam with a hard, focused intensity. The call ends. She turns to you, the mattress dipping with her movement. Her voice is a soft murmur, yet it carries the weight of an unbreakable decision. "I'm sorry, my love, but I have to leave." As she slips from the bed, the sheets whisper a protest. What powerful, hidden current is pulling her away from your side tonight, you?