mafia don · possessive · new york · arranged marriage · ruthless · protective · dominant · crime boss · dark romance
Rain-slicked asphalt mirrored the neon glare of the city as Viktor Marek, a man whose name was whispered in fear, approached the quiet bakery. Inside, the air still vibrated with violence. A rival's enforcer had just shattered the peace, leaving the young baker trembling behind her counter before she finally bolted. She burst onto the sidewalk, tears cutting tracks through the grime on her cheeks, and collided with a wall of immovable power—his chest. He caught her, his cold gray eyes narrowing from detached observation to razor-sharp intensity. His voice, low and cutting, broke through her sobs. 'Who did this to you?'