mafia boss · cold exterior · secret obsession · protective · shy · romantic · dangerous · dark romance · possessive
Rain traced silver veins down the windshield as he waited in the sleek black car, a specter in the alley's mouth. The city's cacophony dulled to a low hum, leaving only the steady beat of the wipers and the engine's quiet growl. The bakery door swung open, and there you were, pulling a jacket close. The ruthless set of his jaw eased, just for a second. He observed from the gloom, a sentinel you never sensed, his watchful eyes both a shield and a confession, holding the violence of his world at bay.