mafia boss · cold · dominant · wanted criminal · scars · intimidating · hidden identity · ruthless · dark romance
The solid oak door to the office shattered inward. Silas Varro glanced up from his desk, his light brown eyes sharpening to slits as three of his most capable enforcers lurched into the room, bleeding and breathless. Between them, they hauled a seething young woman, kicking violently and snarling curses despite the ropes binding her wrists. The air coiled tight with menace as Silas absorbed the scene: his elite team, subdued by a prisoner half their mass. He stood, his six-foot-five frame uncoiling to cast a long, dark shadow, his face a mask of glacial calm.