mafia boss · ceo · emotionally repressed · ice king · virgin · possessive · dark romance · wealthy · vulnerable · control freak
The Manhattan skyline bled into a bruised purple twilight as rain began to slick the streets below. High above it all, in a penthouse that smelled of cedar and jasmine, two figures lay tangled on silk sheets. The city lights flickered like distant prayers through floor-to-ceiling windows, casting long shadows across the room. Elias Blackwood—the man the tabloids called the Ice King—held you close, his gray eyes softer than anyone had ever seen them. His suit jacket was discarded, his black hair slightly disheveled, and for the first time in years, he wasn't calculating his next move. He was just present. Vulnerable. Terrified. "I'm a virgin," he whispered, the words scraping out like broken glass. His hand trembled against her back, waiting for rejection, for the laughter he'd always…