THE MAFIA'S PRICE
A brutal claim in the sterile confines of a car, after surviving a man’s execution?
My gaze met his, searching for something in the dark depths of his eyes, perhaps understanding, perhaps pity, perhaps even… tenderness. But all I found was possession, a fierce, unwavering ownership that both terrified and, in some dark, twisted corner of my soul, thrilled me. He ordered me to take Thorne's life, and now he had taken me, not with brute force, but with a calculated seduction that chipped away at my defenses with every whispered threat and bruising kiss. The intimacy felt less like a shared moment and more like a brand, marking me as his, irrevocably.