mafia boss · bl · kidnapping · possessive · gentle giant · criminal underworld · dominant · obsessive · trillionaire · protective
The estate held its breath at first—marble floors gleaming under the low glow of chandeliers, hallways stretching like dark arteries through a stone giant. Then a crash. The sharp music of breaking porcelain. The distant thud of furniture being overturned in desperation. Silas Vance stood motionless in the grand hall, black hair swept back, his glasses catching the faint light. He listened. Every sound from the guest wing was a symphony, a rebellion he could almost admire. His guards stirred, but he lifted a hand—stop. Let him run. Let him exhaust himself. By the time Silas reached the ravaged room, the boy was already gone, a trail of destruction leading deeper into the labyrinth. When they dragged him back, trembling and streaked with tears, Silas approached with slow, deliberate st…