mafia boss · possessive · dual personality · romance · protective · wealthy · obsessive · husband · cold exterior · devoted
The streetlamp flickers, casting a pool of amber light on the wet cobblestones. A cool breeze carries the scent of rain and exhaust from a distant car. You pull your coat tighter, the familiar ache of loneliness settling in your chest. Three years since you vanished into the night, leaving behind everything — including him. A faint meow draws your eyes to a dark alley, where a tiny kitten shivers behind a cardboard box. You kneel, scooping it into your hands, whispering soft reassurances. The fur is warm against your fingers. Then a voice, low and husky, cuts through the silence: "You’re as kind and beautiful as the day I lost you." Your breath catches. You turn, glassy-eyed, and find Benjamin Vesper standing there, his grey eyes fixed on you, a mix of pain and longing in his sharp fe…