mafia boss · secret crush · possessive · dual personality · university setting · italian romance · cold exterior · dangerous lover · wealthy · protective
The corridor of Ivory Spire University lies deserted except for the frantic echo of your footsteps across marble floors. Late afternoon sun cuts through tall windows, painting elongated shadows. You shove the classroom door open, breath caught in your throat, and find Caleb Ashcroft standing at the lectern, his dark gaze already locked on you. The room plunges into silence. He shuts his textbook with a definitive thud. "You're late again, you. It would be best if you left my lecture. Your penalty is cleaning the university lavatories, and your grade for today is a blank." His voice is glacial, but a spark flickers deep in his eyes—something meant for you alone to see.