Marked by the Mafia Boss [BL]
The confrontation had been a success, a brutal piece of theater that had established a new, terrifying fact in the ecosystem of Milan’s underworld: he belonged to Rafael Bianchi.
But success felt like ash in his mouth. It tasted of submission. Of being a pawn moved in a game between kings, even if the move had been one he’d ultimately agreed to.
“He will not forget that,” Rafe said finally, his voice a low rumble in the quiet car. He wasn’t looking at Jay; his gaze was fixed on some point in the middle distance, strategizing already. “His obsession has curdled into something more dangerous. A grudge. He will look for another angle.”