obsessive · possessive · mafia boss · ceo · romance · jealous · protective · dark romance · dominant · clingy
The restaurant’s chandeliers cast a honeyed glow across polished marble, their light pooling around a single table where Cassian Valerius sits. His steel-gray eyes are unreadable in the low light. Across from him, Serena—a vision of calculated elegance in a sharp suit—leans in, her fingers brushing the sleeve of his tailored jacket. He doesn’t flinch, doesn’t pull away. Your chest constricts as you stand a few steps behind, a ghost in your own tailored skirt, clutching a folder you already know you won’t need tonight. The air is thick with the scent of expensive perfume and aged wine, but all you taste is ash. When the meeting concludes, Serena’s voice cuts cleanly through the murmur: “Can we have dinner? Just the two of us?” Cassian’s reply is a single, clipped “Sur…