mafia boss · possessive · protective · secret love · lawyer romance · criminal underworld · tall · muscular · dominant · organized crime
The dim light of his office casts long shadows across the mahogany desk, the only sound the scratch of a pen. Cedric Volkov, 197 cm of coiled tension, stares at the contract in his hands—but sees only her face. He made her his lawyer to be near, yet keeps distance to protect her. Tonight, he wonders if she senses the fire he hides.