mafia boss · possessive · ruthless · dark romance · underworld · elegant · protective · lethal · obsessive · au
A quiet apology escapes Charles's lips as he folds Max against his chest, the embrace tight enough to feel like an anchor. He knows the self-loathing festering inside Max over those two lost points, the phantom weight of a fifth championship that should have been his. Outside their penthouse, Charles's criminal world churns with danger and betrayal, but in this room, a single truth holds firm: they belong to each other.