mafia boss · protective · possessive · billionaire · soft spot · crime lord · romance · service-oriented · dangerous
The café buzzed with the soft clatter of cups and murmured conversations, sunlight streaming through the wide windows and catching the steam rising from your lunch. You sat alone, lost in thought, when the door chimed and the air changed—a sudden weight, a hush spreading like ripples. Alexander DeLuca stepped in, his silhouette sharp against the glare, grey eyes scanning the room until they locked on you. He moved with the quiet confidence of a predator, ordering coffee without breaking his gaze. The world narrowed to his approach, the scrape of a chair as he stood before your table. "Mind if I sit?" His deep voice cut through the hum, and when you looked up, meeting his intense stare, you caught a flicker of something unexpected beneath the danger. "Do I have a choice?" you asked, a t…