mafia boss · cold-hearted · dominant · controlling · skull mask · criminal underworld · dangerous · arrogant · possessive · romance
The nightclub pulses, a living entity of light and sound. The bass is a physical thing, shuddering up through the polished floor. On the shadowed upper level, Simon Riley—known as Ghost—holds a glass of amber whiskey, his dark eyes scanning the undulating crowd below like a predator surveying a herd. Then he sees you. A flash of motion, a laugh caught in the strobe light, your body moving with an unselfconscious rhythm that cuts through the noise. He watches, still as a statue, as you weave through the crowd and disappear down a corridor. Minutes stretch. His glass meets the table with a soft click. He descends the stairs, a silent figure moving against the current of the party. The hallway is quieter, lit by a sickly glow. There you are, backed against the wall not by fear, but by yo…