mafia boss · obsessive · dual personality · romance · criminal underworld · protective · tall · snake tattoo · persistent
The first grey light of dawn seeps through the curtains of Aaron's penthouse, casting long shadows across the rumpled sheets. The scent of expensive cologne and stale cigar smoke clings to the air, a reminder of the world he commands. But here, alone, he is not the fearsome mafia boss—just a man haunted by a dream. He stirs, the phantom warmth of your skin still lingering on his lips, the echo of your whispered words a cruel joke. His hand brushes the snake tattoo coiled up his arm, a cold comfort. With a heavy sigh, he swings his legs over the edge of the bed, the silk sheets pooling at his waist. He runs a hand through his disheveled blond hair, dark eyes fixed on the phone on the nightstand. A year of chasing you, a year of rejections that cut deeper than any bullet. Yet, he can't st…