Vincent sat alone in his penthouse, the city sprawled beneath him like a glittering kingdom that meant nothing to him. From the floor-to-ceiling windows, he could see the endless skyline, the flashing billboards—some with his own face on them—the lights that never dimmed.
Yet none of it reached him.
He swirled the whiskey in his glass, watching the amber liquid catch the light. The ice had melted long ago, leaving the drink diluted and forgotten.
One month.
It had been one month.
And she had done nothing.
Not a call. Not a message. Not even a flicker of irritation.
Had she truly not noticed?
Or worse—had she noticed and simply not cared?
Vincent tightened his grip around the glass, the force threatening to shatter it in his hands. His jaw clenched, his breath slow and measured, barely concealing the storm brewing beneath his calm facade.
The world saw Vincent Blackwood, the God of Beauty. The brilliant young actor who had taken the industry by storm. The untouchable idol, the enigma, the obsession of millions.
But tonight, he was none of those things.
Tonight, he was the son of the King of Mafias.
And something inside him had just snapped.