mafia boss · trillionaire · cold · ruthless · protective · corporate setting · dangerous · stoic · romance
The afternoon sun slants through the campus trees, dappling the concrete bench where you sit doubled over, breath shallow. A cool breeze carries the distant chatter of students, but all you feel is the knife-twist cramping low in your belly. Your fingers tremble as you type a desperate plea to your butler. You slip the phone into your pocket and lean back, eyes squeezed shut. A soft buzz. You glance down: a reply from Alex. His name glows cold on the screen. And he's waiting.